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Nov 2023
39m 56s

Takeaways From the Biden-Xi Meeting

Foreign Policy
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Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the United States for the first time in six years this week, announcing with U.S. President Joe Biden a range of new collaborations between the world’s two biggest economies. Host Ravi Agrawal convenes a panel to analyze takeaways from this week’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco and is joined by FP’s James Palmer, the Spectator’s Cindy Yu, and former Obama administration advisor Evan Medeiros.

Suggested reading:

Robbie Gramer: Biden and Xi Try the Personal Touch

James Palmer: Can Xi and Biden Repair U.S.-China Ties?

Agathe Demarais: Don’t Expect Much From Biden and Xi

Christina Lu: Beijing Tightens Its Grip on the Critical Minerals Sector

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