US-China Summit: Takeaways from Biden’s High-Stakes Meeting with Xi Jinping

US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping met on Wednesday on the sidelines of the APEC summit in San Francisco, almost exactly one year since their last encounter in Bali, Indonesia, on the margins of another global gathering. Aside from a bilateral meeting, both leaders shared a lunch with top advisers and strolled the verdant grounds of the luxury estate where their meeting took place. Biden said the meeting included "some of the most constructive and productive discussions we've had" and will lead to stronger dialogue between the two leaders. The US President said they will "keep the…