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Joe Biden says Xi meeting next month is 'a possibility'

U.S. President Joe Biden indicated on Friday that there is a possibility of a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping next month in San Francisco, but he clarified that no official arrangements have been made yet.

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Published October 06,2023
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US President Joe Biden said Friday there was a "possibility" he will meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping at an APEC summit in San Francisco in November, but it had not been confirmed yet.

"There has been no such meeting set up, but it is a possibility," Biden told journalists at the White House, after US media reported the two leaders were set to hold talks to ease tensions between Beijing and Washington.