US and Chinese leaders will meet in San Francisco in bilateral aimed at easing tensions between the two countriesJoe Biden is set to meet Chinese president Xi Jinping today in San Francisco – the first face-to-face meeting between the two leaders in a year.The summit, which marks Xi’s first visit to the US in six years, has been widely regarded by US and Chinese officials as an opportunity for the two leaders to ease tensions amid a precarious geopolitical climate involving the Israel-Hamas and Russia-Ukraine wars.Biden and Xi’s bilateral is due to start at 2pm ET.Biden is expected to hold a press conference at 7.15pm ETThe Bidens will then host a welcome reception for Apec leaders in San Francisco.Homeland security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and FBI director Christopher Wray is set to testify before a homeland security subcomittee on worldwide threats, Politco reports.House speaker Mike Johnson has called the separation of church and state a “misnomer,” telling CNBC on Tuesday that “people misunderstand it.” Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2023-11-15 14:19:51
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Joe Biden and Xi Jinping to meet today in first face-to-face meeting in a year – live
