Episode 275: Beijing-Biden Bay Area Showdown

Today, Les, Morgan and Andy discuss the APEC Summit that will be taking place in San Francisco, CA. The big news is that there will be a face-to-face meeting between President Biden, and China’s President Xi Jinping. However, China has been aggressive in the South China Sea, flying within 10 feet of American pilots, distracting American pilots with lasers, and conducting aggressive cyber-attacks against the U.S, and yet the Biden administration is advocating for stronger US-China military-military (mil-mil) relationship. 

Are better mil-mil communications a ‘win’ for the Biden Administration? What are the Biden Administration’s achievements with negotiating with China ahead of the APEC Summit? What will the Biden Administration be able to achieve with President Biden’s and President Xi’s face-to-face meeting?

Want to learn more about this topic? Check out these articles that our experts used to frame our discussion: 

https://www.wsj.com/world/china/what-it-took-to-get-biden-and-xi-to-the-table-b7a899c9

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/10/us/politics/biden-xi-meeting.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/08/business/economy/xi-jinping-american-business-leaders-dinner.html

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