A focal point of his visit will be the virtual inauguration of the South American country’s US$3.5 billion port funded by Beijing.

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Peru Thursday for an Asia-Pacific summit where he will meet US counterpart Joe Biden under the shadow of a looming trade war with the incoming Donald Trump administration.

If things had gone differently last week, U.S. President Joe Biden could have arrived at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Peru on Thursday projecting confidence and pledging his successor’s cooperation with eager Latin American partners.

Relations between the world’s top two economies have spiraled in recent years. Changing that trajectory will be top of the agenda when Xi Jinping returns to San Francisco this week.

President Joe Biden is planning to meet Saturday with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a trip to Lima, Peru, according to White House officials, in what amounts to a final meeting between two leaders of superpowers amid a period of significant transition that could alter that relationship.

Deals on artificial intelligence, fentanyl and military-to-military dialogue are on the agenda for San Francisco meeting.

American leader's last face-to-face talk with his Chinese counterpart comes amid uncertainty over future of bilateral relations under Trump US President Joe Biden will meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Saturday in what is likely to be their last face-to-face talk as presidents,