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When Biden met Xi (and what's going on with the US and China) | TED

November 21, 2023

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When Biden Met Xi (and What's Going On with the US and China) | Ian Bremmer | TED

US President Joe Biden and President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping recently met in San Francisco. It was the first ...

Better or Worse? What happened when two frenemies -- China's President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden -- met at the APEC Summit in San Francisco? Did the two superpowers move closer to conflict or actually get something positive done? What will make a difference? Ian Bremmer was in San Francisco and took in the big event, and he sits down for an exclusive conversation with GZERO's new partner, TED, to explain what it all means.

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