Biden will meet Xi Jinping in coming weeks, White House says

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"This is going to be an important diplomatic conversation," Jean-Pierre said, describing the "intense" competition between the U.S. and China. "It's going to be in San Francisco. It's going to be a constructive meeting. The president's looking forward to it." She did not give further details about what the two will discuss, but the meeting is expected to occur on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders meeting, which will be held Nov. 12-18. A meeting between the two pivotal world leaders could be awkward, given that Biden labeled Xi a dictator over the summer, causing its own flare-up…