The Mutual Self-Preservation Summit

U.S. President Joe Biden looks on during a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' week in Woodside, Calif., on Nov. 15, 2023. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

Commentary

The Biden administration hopes that this week’s meetings with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping will help “normalize” relations between the two countries.