Chinese President Xi Jinping Arrives at APEC Summit in San Francisco

Chinese President Xi Jinping landed in San Francisco on 14 November to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit and meet with US President Joe Biden.

Biden and Xi will hold talks on the sidelines of the APEC Leaders' Summit to discuss a range of regional and global concerns. One of the top items on the US agenda is restoring high-level communication between the US and Chinese militaries, US officials said.

Xi, for whom this is the first trip to the United States since 2017, is expected to have dinner with dozens of American business leaders on Wednesday, hosted jointly by the National Committee on US-China Relations and the US-China Business Council, according to media reports.

Take a look at the arrival of Chinese President Xi Jinping in San Francisco in Sputnik's photo gallery:

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Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives at San Francisco International airport to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders' week in San Francisco, California.

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Supporters await the arrival of China's President Xi Jinping next to the headquarters of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping's motorcade drives to his hotel near the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit headquarters in San Francisco.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping's supporters eagerly await his arrival.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping last traveled to the United States six years ago. This time he is due to hold talks with his US counterpart Biden in their first in-person meeting in a year. The two presidents are meeting on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit as both countries seek to stabilize relations.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping's airplane touches down at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, California.

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Supporters in a hotel await the arrival of China's President Xi Jinping next to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit headquarters in San Francisco.

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A police office looks on happily as supporters await the arrival of China's President Xi Jinping next to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit headquarters in San Francisco.

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Supporters await the arrival of Chinese President Xi Jinping next to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit headquarters in San Francisco, California.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping disembarks from his plane as he arrives at San Francisco International airport to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders' week in San Francisco.