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Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping head into their big meeting at a country estate on Wednesday hoping to stabilize U.S.-China relations after a period of tumult, but the U.S. president also is prepared to confront his counterpart on difficult issues such as trade, Beijing’s burgeoning relationship with Iran and human rights concerns.

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in San Francisco on Tuesday local time to participate in a much-anticipated China-US summit meeting and the 30th APEC Economic Leaders Meeting, an occasion that signifies the gathering momentum of stabilization of China-US relations which will inject positive energy and stability into the world amid a complex geopolitical landscape and challenges of post-pandemic economic recovery.

Chinese President Xi Jinping showed off his specialized armored car during his visit to the United States, drawing comparisons with President Joe Biden's own armored vehicle.

Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping head into their big meeting at a country estate on Wednesday hoping to stabilize U.S.-China relations after a period of...

We look forward to the US side meeting the Chinese side halfway, and hope that as the host country of the APEC meetings, the US could cherish and make good use of this opportunity to promote China-US relations to return to a healthy and stable development track, and make the necessary contributions as a major country to the peace, stability, and prosperity of the Asia-Pacific region.

Protests over the APEC summit continued on Wednesday morning with a group of demonstrators linking arms and blocking traffic on a downtown San Francisco street. 

Since the leaders last spoke, fraught ties between the economic superpowers have been strained by the U.S. downing of a Chinese spy balloon and over China’s hacking of a Biden official’s emails and other incidents.

Roads near the Filoli estate in Woodside will be closed to motorists until Wednesday night due to a planned meeting between President Joe Biden and his Chinese...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom met with Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of the APEC summit on Wednesday.

SAN FRANCISCO: China is objecting to a US proposal for Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) members to incorporate sustainability and inclusivity into their trade and investment policies, a source briefed on the negotiations said on Wednesday (Nov 15). Talks on the issue were