President will walk into a high-stakes meeting on Wednesday with his Chinese opposite number where every detail – down to the flowers on the table – has been negotiated ahead of time so that nothing goes wrong.There are low expectations of what will come out of the get-together, but the fact it is happening at all is seen as a diplomatic breakthrough.Each leader will have a different priority: Biden wants to show allies he is managing relations with Beijing as U.S.-Chinese tensions have grown, and Xi needs to re-establish his place on the world stage as he faces challenges back home.
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