"Disappointed, But...": Biden On Reports That Xi May Skip India G20 Summit

The US had expectations that the G20 meet in India could be the next step to thaw the relationship with China.

US President Joe Biden said he was disappointed about reports his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, plans to skip the G20 summit in New Delhi this week.

"I am disappointed, but I am going to get to see him," Biden told reporters in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on Sunday when asked about indications Xi will not join the leaders' summit.

Biden didn't say where he might next meet with the Chinese president. If Xi doesn't travel to Delhi, he and Biden may have an opportunity to meet in November, when the US hosts the APEC conference in San Francisco.