Xi Jinping, Joe Biden to seek uneasy truce in talks this week

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10 mins ago – 7.05AM Tokyo | Xi Jinping and Joe Biden will seek to stave off a further deterioration in China-US relations when they meet at this week’s APEC summit, but differences over Taiwan and strategic competition means their long-anticipated talks are unlikely to end a stand-off between the world’s two most powerful countries. Xi is expected on Wednesday (Thursday AEDT) to meet Biden in an undisclosed location in San Francisco, where other world leaders including Anthony Albanese are gathering this week. Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden shake hands at the G20 last year. AP...