Biden, Xi hold first talks in a year. Global conflicts, fentanyl and stable ties top their agenda

WOODSIDE, Calif. (AP) — President Joe Biden and China's Xi Jinping opened their first face-to-face meeting in more than a year Wednesday with a solid handshake ahead of talks with far-reaching implications for a world grappling with economic cross currents, wars in the Middle East and Europe, tensions in Taiwan and more.