Watch Live: Biden takes questions from reporters after first meeting with China's Xi as president

Washington — President Biden will deliver remarks and take questions from reporters following his first in-person meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Indonesia, which marks the first time the two world leaders met face-to-face since Mr. Biden assumed office.

The bilateral meeting between the presidents of the world's two largest economies began just before 5 a.m. E.T. with a handshake and, from Mr. Biden, a pledge to "keep the lines of communication open" not only with Xi, but between the two governments.

"As leaders of our two nations, we share a responsibility, in my view, to show that China and the United States can manage our differences, prevent competition from becoming anything ever near conflict, and to find ways to work together on urgent global issues that require our mutual cooperation," he said at the start of the meeting.