Chinese President Xi Jinping touched down in the US this week for a meeting with his counterpart, President Joe Biden and to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (Apec) Summit. This was Xi’s first visit to the US since 2017 when he met with former president Donald Trump.
The bilateral summit came amid escalating tensions between the world’s two biggest economies and military powers over a range of issues including trade, climate change, security, technology, and human rights.
The US and