Joe Biden has met China’s President Xi Jinping for the final time. Before He left the White House in January, Xi was apparently looking ahead to Trump’s return in his America First policy, saying Beijing is ready to work with the new US administration during their talks at the APEC summit, she cautioned by exploring the right way for two major countries to get along well with each other. Xi’s remarks were widely interpreted as directed at the incoming Trump administration. Biden had been expected to press Xi to use his leverage over Kim Jong Un to dissuade North Korea from further deepening its military support for Russia. However, there were no reports any such talks took place. Kim’s decision to send 1000s of troops to help Moscow repel Ukrainian forces has been widely condemned. White House officials have expressed frustration with Beijing, which accounts for the vast majority of North Korea’s trade, for not doing more to rein in Pyongyang.