Biden and Xi's High-Stakes Summit: Last Chance to Repair US-China Relations

President Biden is set to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping next week in an effort to halt the downward spiral in US-China relations. The talks aim to develop a framework for managing successful competitive relations between the two powers, addressing issues such as military communication, conflicts in Israel and Ukraine, climate change, countering narcotics trafficking, human rights, and military escalation in the South China Sea and around Taiwan. While the meeting is not expected to produce major breakthroughs, it is viewed as a positive sign after months of friction. Biden hopes to restore stability to the Washington-Beijing relationship amidst global tensions.