Biden to Meet China’s Xi in San Francisco Next Week Amid Tensions

The Biden administration hopes to assure China that it does not seek conflict at a meeting on the sidelines of the APEC summit.

President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden disembark from Marine One at Delaware Air National Guard Base en route to Wilmington in New Castle, Del., on Aug. 4, 2023. Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters

President Joe Biden will meet with Chinese communist leader Xi Jinping next week in an effort to stabilize the two nations’ fraught relationship.

The two leaders will discuss a plethora of potentially explosive issues, including Chinese election interference, the regime’s growing support for Russia and Iran, and the future of Taiwan, according to senior administration officials.