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President Biden is meeting with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and hosting a leaders retreat Friday to close out the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation, after three days of huddling with other world leaders in San Francisco. Migration will be a key topic of conversation for the U.S. and Mexican presidents, as both countries deal with an overwhelming influx of migrants crossing their borders. As it was during Mr. Biden's lengthy meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping, fentanyl is sure to be a topic of conversation for the U.S. and Mexican...

President Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador will meet in San Francisco Friday as both countries dive into high-stakes presidential elections in 2024. The two leaders are meeting on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, where Biden has already met jointly with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and held a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. López Obrador held his own bilateral talks with Xi, inviting the Chinese premier to visit Mexico and touting Chinese investments in...

SAN FRANCISCO — President Joe Biden affirmed the United States’ role as a “Pacific nation” Thursday, committing to providing stability and economic opportunity across the region and to working cooperatively with rival power China. “You can count on the United States,” Biden told at a gathering of corporate executives and world leaders at Moscone Center for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation 2023 forum. “We’re delivering on our promises and we’re doubling down on our progress. And we’ll soon be your strong and steady partner as we continue working together to...

Job creation, supply chain stability and clean energy are part of Biden’s agenda. President Biden and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, in the gardens at the Filoli Estate in Woodside, Calif., on Wednesday. President Biden will work to strengthen U.S. ties with Asian nations on Thursday at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, one day after he held an hourslong meeting with President Xi Jinping of China at a moment of deep tension between the two countries. When he speaks to executives on Thursday morning and during later planning meetings, he will...

Fresh off his meeting with the leader of China, President Joe Biden on Thursday will address CEOs grappling with the risks to their businesses from world crises and spend time trying to persuade other Indo-Pacific leaders that the U.S. is committed to nurturing economic ties throughout the region. “We’ve got a few busy days ahead of us,” Biden said during a welcome reception, ticking off a list of concerns and challenges for the leaders to examine. “Our strongest tools to meet those challenges remain the same … connection, cooperation, collective...

World leaders will be coming together Thursday for the APEC summit family photo, a tradition that usually comes with a themed piece of clothing representing the host country.

U.S. President Joe Biden and China President Xi Jinping are expected to take part in the photo.

Biden’s work at the APEC summit continues Thursday morning with an expected speech at the CEO session.

Ginger Conejero Saab has the full story in the video above.

WOODSIDE, Calif. — U.S. President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping emerged Wednesday from their first face-to-face meeting in a year vowing to stabilize their fraught relationship and showcasing modest agreements to combat illegal fentanyl and re-establish military communications. But there were still deep differences on economic competition and global security threats. The most assuring takeaway from the meeting for Biden was that if either man had a concern, “we should pick up the phone and call one another and we’ll take the call. That’s important progress,” he said in...

Good morning. Xi Jinping and Joe Biden met yesterday on the edges of the APEC Summit in California. And that, in and of itself, is a good thing. Two wars in the world at the same time are enough. Peaceful relations between the U.S. and China are critical to global business and society. But it is also worth noting how much the world has changed since Xi’s last visit, when he was hosted by Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago. I’d cite three changes in particular: —China is no longer the economic...

San Francisco sees another day filled with protests as Biden, Xi Jinping meet during APEC Summit San Francisco sees another day filled with protests as Biden, Xi Jinping meet during APEC Summit San Francisco sees another day filled with protests as Biden, Xi Jinping meet during APEC Summit SAN FRANCISCO — Wednesday may have been the biggest day of APEC yet as the night capped off with President Biden hosting a reception at the Exploratorium. It was also a night filled with protests and clashes. Battery Street was lined with...