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Despite frosty ties between the two countries, both leaders have personal messages to share before Biden leaves White House, analysts say.
It might be a chance for pariah states such as North Korea to cause trouble but China has bigger issues to deal with.
In this week’s issue of the Global Impact newsletter, we look at the latest ahead of Tuesday’s vote, including its potential implications for the Asia-Pacific region.
Explanation for August 26 incident comes ahead of likely first meeting between President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.
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Credit to Russian leader for Beijing-New Delhi mediation says much about Moscow’s influence in an increasingly chaotic world, and what it stands to gain.
Blast raises doubt over whether military government can protect Chinese assets and comes ahead of possible China visit by junta chief, analysts say.
Kim Jong-un’s ratcheting up of nuclear tensions may leave China in a no-win situation as he seeks to pile pressure on the next president.
Security in the Taiwan Strait will be at ‘greater risk’ over next the 4 years, regardless of election outcome, expert says.
Pyongyang’s provocations and growing alignment with Moscow are putting Beijing in an awkward position, according to experts.
China has scored easy points with the US distracted and Asean struggling to find its own voice. But a weak Asean risks losing its relevance.
The top Chinese leadership has vowed to deepen ties with Russia to counter Western pressure ahead of third Putin-Xi meeting since May.
Beijing could benefit from its anti-Israel stance and a distracted US, but may struggle to play a meaningful peacemaking role, analysts say.
The Japanese prime minister supports the creation of an ‘Asia Nato’ to deter China, Russia and North Korea.
As China doubles down on its tactics against the Philippines, it is trying to pull other Southeast Asian nations away from Manila.
Beijing opted out of a pact to keep humans in control of decision-making on nuclear weapons, a move observers say underlines its dilemma.
Delicate balancing act between major ally Russia and Ukraine and its Western backers has left China on the horns of a dilemma.
Beijing also described as better positioned than most countries to broker peace in Ukraine war, but its economic nationalism is a concern.
Despite his experience as a former foreign minister, France’s new PM is seen as a compromise choice without real power.
Beijing and Moscow’s partnership is a ‘peace guarantee’, Russia’s deputy defence minister Alexander Fomin tells security forum.
US climate envoy Podesta says both sides still have differences on issues such as climate finance and carbon emissions.
Both sides were keen to highlight the progress made, but Beijing also used the US national security adviser’s visit to set out its red lines.
Red Ventures, a pilot US programme focused on mapping gaps in technological innovation with China, has reportedly entered its second phase.
Former Nixon interpreter says that with vision and diplomacy, US and China could have ties ‘grounded in equality and mutual benefit’.
As concerns grow about the junta’s military capability, Beijing is trying to influence the trajectory of the conflict and keep its strategic interests out of the crossfire.
The country may be counting on support from the Global South but concern about Beijing’s behaviour is not just confined to the West.
Xi seeks to reinforce ‘high-level and strategic’ ties with Lam on his first overseas trip as Vietnamese leader.
The trip by Wang Yi follows the collapse of a Chinese-brokered ceasefire and a major setback for the military near the border with Yunnan.
Beijing shows signs of frustration as megaprojects in Pakistan, including Gwadar port and CPEC, face growing security risks, observers say.
Beijing is trying to cast itself as an alternative peacemaker but is clear-eyed about the limits of its influence, observers say.
Nearly eight decades have passed since the US bombing of Hiroshima and momentum for nuclear disarmament appears to be waning.
