Biden and Xi meet for final talks on AI safety and North Korea at APEC conference

President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping met for the last time during Biden's presidency at the APEC conference in Lima, Peru. They discussed the importance of a stable U.S.-China relationship and expressed a desire to work together despite political changes in the U.S. The leaders focused on cooperation in artificial intelligence safety and counter-narcotics efforts. They agreed on the necessity of maintaining human control over nuclear weapons and acknowledged the risks associated with military AI development. Biden condemned North Korea's troop deployment to Russia and called for an end to China's military activities around Taiwan. He also raised concerns about American citizens detained in China, highlighting ongoing tensions in their relationship.