When Joe And Xi Met

IMAGE: Biden, who turns 79 on Saturday, November 20, waves to Chinese leader Xi Jinping as they begin their virtual meeting.
Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

IMAGE: Biden listens thoughtfully to what Xi has to say.
The meeting came four days after Xi tightened his grip over power after the Chinese Communist party passed a special resolution -- only the third time it has done so in its 100-year history -- asserting its faith in Xi's leadership.
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IMAGE: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen was present at the meeting, ready to provide Biden with economic inputs and insights.
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IMAGE: Other members of the Biden administration present during the meeting included National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Secretary of State Antony J Blinken.
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IMAGE: Reporters look on as Biden and Xi discuss the many testy issues bedeviling the China-US relationship.
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IMAGE: An advertisement for the People's Liberation Army overlooks a Beijing street as Biden and Xi confer.
The meeting was scheduled for Monday evening US time and Tuesday morning China time (we learnt from KBC last night that China, like India, has only one time zone, despite its geographical size).
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IMAGE: A television screen at a restaurant in Beijing, November 16, 2021, shows a clip of the normally garrulous Biden and the almost always taciturn Xi chatting away.
Photograph: Tingshu Wang/Reuters

IMAGE: A television screen in Hong Kong, November 16, 2021, beams a clip of the Biden-Xi meeting.
Photograph: Tyrone Siu/Reuters