Presidents in first face-to-face meeting since the 20th party congress in Beijing and the US midterms, which gave both a boost.
« : »Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Joe Biden are holding their much-anticipated face-to-face meeting in Bali on Monday – their first since China’s 20th party congress and the midterm elections in the US. Both leaders were strengthened by the latest political developments at home as they sat down for their first in-person encounter since the US president took office in January 2021, a day before the official start of the G20 summit at the Indonesian resort island. Xi, who arrived in Bali on Monday, is on his first overseas trip since last month’s 20th party congress, where he secured an unprecedented third term, in a move seen by geopolitical experts as an overwhelming consolidation of power. Meanwhile, Biden’s Democrats have retained control of the Senate and are performing better than expected in the midterm elections, with vote counting continuing.
