Xi Jinping tells Biden China is ready to work with new US administration

Mr Biden was expected to urge Mr Xi to dissuade North Korea from further deepening its support for Russia’s war on Ukraine

US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping during their bilateral meeting in Lima (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)

In their final meeting, China’s leader Xi Jinping told US President Joe Biden that “China is ready to work with a new administration,” as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take over.

The two leaders met on Saturday on the sidelines of the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation summit.