Biden Says Senate Victory Makes Him ‘Stronger’ in Meeting With Xi

US President Joe Biden walks past Balinese dancers on his arrival for the G-20 Summit at Ngurah Rai International airport in Bali, Indonesia, on Nov. 13, 2022. Made Nagi/Pool via Reuters

U.S. President Joe Biden anticipated having “stronger” talks in the meeting with China’s leader Xi Jinping after the victory of Nevada’s Senator Catherine Cortez Masto.

On Nov. 13, Biden said, “I know I’m coming in stronger, but I don’t need that,” regarding his meeting with Xi in Bali on the 14th, prior to the annual summit of leaders of the Group of 20 nations.