Biden and Xi's high stakes meeting – 3 tasks the president must deliver on in Bali

When President Joe Biden meets with China's President Xi Jinping at the G20 meeting in Bali on Monday we can expect that the meeting will be short. But Biden must complete three tasks.

Rebecca Grant is president of IRIS Independent Research.

It’s a G20 meeting, so get ready for gooey talk about energy transitions and global economic recovery. But don’t expect any major trade concessions or diplomatic "deliverables," says the White House. They know Xi is not there to negotiate. China’s penetration of American universities, cyber theft of technology, and takeover of the United Nations is humming along, so China’s incentive to talk is minimal right now. 

Xi Jinping wants to show up in Bali, Indonesia and take a victory lap after cementing his total political control of China last month. The G20 and guests are his best customers, after all.