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Activists protest China's Xi even before he arrives at APEC

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Tibetan student activists protest Chinese President Xi Jinping's leadership and rights record in San Francisco, on Nov.10, 2023, ahead of his arrival in the US for the APEC Summit and a meeting with US President Joe Biden. [AFP]

Before Chinese President Xi Jinping's arrival in San Francisco on Wednesday for the APEC summit, protesters and pro-democracy activists voiced concerns about China and Xi that are rarely expressed in China or the region.

The summit is expected to bring U.S. President Joe Biden and Xi together for their first face-to-face meeting since they spoke on the sidelines of the G20 summit meeting in Bali, Indonesia, in November 2022.

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