Biden and Xi at APEC, Macron’s Gaza Conference, Arab League Emergency Summit, and More

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Summit begins in San Francisco with U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping set to meet on the sidelines; French President Emmanuel Macron hosts a humanitarian conference to discuss new aid options for civilians in the Gaza Strip; the Arab League holds an emergency summit in Riyadh at the request of the Palestinian Authority and Saudi Arabia; and the United States and China discuss nuclear arms control.

 

Mentioned on the Podcast

 

Ian Johnson, “Can a Summit Ease U.S.-China Tensions?,” CFR.org

 

Inu Manak, “Unpacking the IPEF: Biden’s Indo-Pacific Trade Play,” CFR.org

 

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