Joe Biden plans his last one-on-one with Xi Jinping at the up-coming APEC gathering in Lima (which happens this saturday). The get-together — taking place at a high-end venue near the summit — marks their final direct talk before Biden steps down in early-25
The US leader aims to push his Chinese counterpart on a key issue: North Koreas growing help to Moscow in the Ukraine conflict. Its a time-sensitive topic that needs attention before Donald Trump moves into the White House
The meet-up shows how Biden views his relationship with Xi as super-important for world politics; theyʼve had several face-to-face talks since 2020. These meetings helped keep US-China links stable even when things got tough. Now with just weeks left as president Biden wants to make one more try at getting Beijing to step back from backing both Russia and North Korea