Newsom Defends Huge Clean up of San Francisco Ahead of Visit From China’s Xi Jinping

President Biden and Mr. Xi are among the senior officials set to visit San Francisco, California this week for the 21-member APEC group’s annual meeting.
Newsom Defends Huge Clean up of San Francisco Ahead of Visit From China’s Xi Jinping
California Gov. Gavin Newsom attends a press conference in Beijing on Oct. 25, 2023. Wang Zhao/AFP via Getty Images
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom has defended his decision to launch a huge cleanup effort in the state ahead of a visit from U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, among other world leaders.

Speaking to reporters during the unveiling of a new program to plant trees in urban neighborhoods on Nov. 13, the Democrat did not deny the clean-up efforts ahead of the visit from what he described as “fancy” world leaders.

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