Monday 14 November 2022 09:59 AM Biden FINALLY sits down with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Bali trends now

President Joe Biden finally sat down with President Xi Jinping in Bali Monday for a discussion hi advisors said might at least produce a 'floor' for the fraught relationship between the two global powers.

The two powerful leaders shook hands inside a luxury hotel in Bali. The two men smiled for the cameras as they greeted. 

'Good to see you,' Biden told Xi as they met for the first time in years. Then, the president addressed a large room full of officials to kick off the event, in a room with a huge floral arrangement between the two men and a bouquet of roses in front of Biden.

He said a goal was to 'show that China and the United States can manage our differences.' 

'As leaders of our two nations, we share responsibility, in my view, to show that China and the United States can manage our difference, prevent competition from becoming anything near conflict, and find ways to work together on urgent global issues that require mutual cooperation,' Biden said.  

'History is the best textbook, so we should tax history as a mirror and let it guide the future,' Xi told him.

Both leaders were unmasked at the top of the meeting, while top officials wore masks. The Chinese members wore masks with the nation's red flag.

'We need to find the right direction for the bilateral relationship going forward, and elevate the relationship,' said Xi.

Xi echoed Biden's comments on the need for face-to-face communication. 

'We have maintained communication via video conferences, phone calls and letters,' Xi said at the top of the meeting. 

American officials said Monday they believe China is becomingly increasingly concerned and embarrassed about Russia's war in Ukraine and Vladimir Putin's rhetoric on nuclear weapons.

They spoke just ahead of Joe Biden's first meeting as president with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

Beijing's relationship with Moscow since the invasion of Ukraine will be one of the areas where Biden will want to get a handle on Xi's thinking.

The officials delivered an assessment of discussions at a summit of southeast Asian leaders in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, attended by the Chinese premier, Beijing's second most powerful figure.

'Premier Li Keqiang spoke rather extensively about China's policy towards Ukraine, put clear insistence on sovereignty, on the responsibility of nuclear threats, the need to ensure that nuclear weapons are not used in the way that some have suggested,' said an official on a briefing call with reporters.

Putin has repeatedly warned that he could use tactical nuclear weapons to defend his territory. 

The official went on to say that the U.S. delegation picked up more details of Chinese unease at the summit. 

'I think the messaging in the hallway was unmistakable and yes there have been

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