 U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in San Francisco on November 14, ahead of a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit. Biden was welcomed by California Governor Gavin Newsom Biden said on Tuesday his goal during talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week is to resume normal communications between the two superpowers, including military-to-military contacts, speaking to reporters at the White House before departing for San Francisco, Biden. But he is trying to alter the U.S. relationship with China for the better, after a period of strain ties with Biden and Xi are to meet on Wednesday in the San Francisco area during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit. It will be only the second in-person meeting between the two leaders since Biden took office in January 2021.