United States President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping held their final meeting on Saturday, a day after both leaders warned of turbulent times ahead with Donald Trump’s return to the White House.
Both leaders arrived on Saturday morning for the second and final day of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Peru. The summit was overshadowed by the prospect of renewed trade wars and diplomatic upheaval as Trump prepares to begin his second term, according to AFP.
The encounter is expected to be their last before Trump’s anticipated return to power, which has cast uncertainty over the future of US-China relations.
The White House stated that Saturday’s meeting between Xi and Biden held on the sidelines of the APEC summit, would focus on a “delicate period of transition” and on ensuring that competition between the US and China “doesn’t veer into conflict.”
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