Joe Biden has met Chinese President Xi Jinping before, including in Beijing in 2011 when Biden was US vice-president. Photo: AP Joe Biden has met Chinese President Xi Jinping before, including in Beijing in 2011 when Biden was US vice-president. Photo: AP
Joe Biden has met Chinese President Xi Jinping before, including in Beijing in 2011 when Biden was US vice-president. Photo: AP
China /  Diplomacy

Will Joe Biden meet Xi Jinping? China awaits clues to future of US relations

  • As new US president begins to phone allies, his domestic and global priorities will help shape how he deals with Beijing
  • Observers believe the Chinese president will be the keener of the leaders to make early contact

Topic |   Joe Biden’s China policy
Sarah Zheng
Sarah Zheng

Updated: 11:34am, 18 Feb, 2021

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Joe Biden has met Chinese President Xi Jinping before, including in Beijing in 2011 when Biden was US vice-president. Photo: AP Joe Biden has met Chinese President Xi Jinping before, including in Beijing in 2011 when Biden was US vice-president. Photo: AP
Joe Biden has met Chinese President Xi Jinping before, including in Beijing in 2011 when Biden was US vice-president. Photo: AP
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