Xi criticises protectionism at APEC summit, meets Biden in Peru

Plus, why tens of thousands of Chinese students joined a 40-mile nighttime bike ride.

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Apologies for the delay in this issue—I was waiting for updates on the Xi-Biden meeting, held on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Lima, Peru.

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Update (Nov 16, 2024, 11:37 PM GMT): Included a reference to the White House's Readout of President Joe Biden’s Meeting with President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China.