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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Amy Hawkins, senior China correspondent

‘Planet Earth is big enough for two’: Biden and Xi meet for first time in a year

Two older men, one white, one Chinese, shake hands in front of a large wooden door. Both wear navy blue suits.
Joe Biden meets with Chinese president Xi Jinping in Woodside, California, on 15 November 2023. Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

Joe Biden and Xi Jinping met in California on Wednesday, exchanging handshakes and smiles as they embarked on face-to-face dialogues that both sides hope will stabilise US-China relations.

The US president opened his remarks by saying that tensions between the two countries should “not veer into conflict”.

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