Two Superpowers Walk Into a Garden

<p>One of the most highly anticipated diplomatic events of the year took place this week in a mansion outside San Francisco. President Biden and Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, met to repair their countries’ relations, which had sunk to one of their lowest points in decades.</p><p>Edward Wong, a diplomatic correspondent for The New York Times, discusses the effort to bring the relationship back from the brink.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/edward-wong?smid=pc-thedaily">Edward Wong</a>, a diplomatic correspondent for The New York Times.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/15/us/politics/biden-xi-meeting-apec-china.html?smid=pc-thedaily">Both American and Chinese accounts of the meeting indicated scant progress</a> on the issues that have pushed the two nations to the edge of conflict.</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/16/world/asia/china-biden-xi-summit.html?smid=pc-thedaily">China’s depiction of Xi Jinping’s U.S. visit</a> reflected his sometimes-contradictory priorities: to project both strength and a willingness to engage with Washington.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>