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Who will China's Xi meet this week and what's at stake?
Fresh from securing a norm-breaking third term as Communist Party leader, Xi will have the wind at his back as he prepares to meet a string of powerful dignitaries in what is only his second overseas trip since early 2020.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping (center) and his wife Peng Liyuan (third right) arrive at Ngurah Rai International airport in Denpasar on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on Nov. 14, 2022. (AFP/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana)
China's President Xi Jinping arrived Monday for the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, after almost three years of self-imposed pandemic seclusion.
Fresh from securing a norm-breaking third term as Communist Party leader, Xi will have the wind at his back as he prepares to meet a string of powerful dignitaries in what is only his second overseas trip since early 2020.
Here is a rundown of Xi's confirmed meetings this week – and what's at stake:
Joe Biden
On Monday afternoon, Xi met US President Joe Biden for their first in-person talks since the US leader was elected and the first China-US summit since 2019.
Rivalry between the world's top two economies has intensified sharply, as Beijing has become more powerful and determined to surpass the US-led global order that has prevailed for decades.
The two have spoken by phone five times since Biden took office last year.
