US and China reach agreement for talks between presidents

President Joe Biden is set to meet with China’s President Xi Jinping (Manuel Balce Ceneta, AP)

President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed to meet on the sidelines of next month’s Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) summit in San Francisco, according to a US official.

The two sides worked out an agreement in principle for the meeting during the summit as Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi met with secretary of state Antony Blinken and White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Friday, the official told the Associated Press.