Any encounter involving the U.S. president and a foreign leader requires tricky logistics. This meeting will happen in San Francisco.
When President Joe Biden meets Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday, there will be no such thing as a small detail.
Biden and Xi will meet while both attend next week's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco. So far, even basic information has remained closely guarded. Statements Friday by China's government didn't mention the day or location. The White House, citing security concerns, says only that the meeting will be held"in the Bay area.
Victor Cha, former director for Asian Affairs on the White House's National Security Council, said organizing such meetings at APEC is easier than at a formal location. But, he said, hammering out talks on summit sidelines is still"a logistics nightmare." Bonnie Glaser, managing director of the Indo-Pacific program at the German Marshall Fund, said that, for the upcoming meeting, Xi's team likely pushed for a venue away from the APEC site and talks lasting longer than those in Bali.The Chinese attach importance to the location, which this time may be more like Sunnylands than Anchorage, Alaska, where top U.S. and Chinese officials held rather tense 2021 talks.
That could be as simple as a short walk together, Hass said. The Chinese also tend to emphasize food and might push for a meal.
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