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Elizabeth Larus: University of Mary Washington Political Science Professor on today's meeting between US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping

Published: Nov. 15, 2023, 7:11 p.m.

China's economy looks to be at the front of Xi Jinping's mind ahead of his meeting with Joe Biden.\xa0

The two are due to meet this morning in San Francisco ahead of the APEC summit, the first time they've met in a year.\xa0

Xi's visit comes as China's economy is plagued by unprecedented housing prices, and record youth unemployment levels.\xa0

University of Mary Washington Political Science Professor, Elizabeth Larus, told Mike Hosking that Xi is pleading with US businesses to keep investing in China.\xa0

She says China can't really do due diligence with US investors as US investment has nearly dried up due to a national security law making investors more cautious.\xa0

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