Xi talks up pandas and superpower 'friendship' at U.S. CEO dinner

Chinese leader says he reached 'important consensus' with Biden

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Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks to business executives, government officials and academics at a dinner on the sidelines of the APEC summit in San Francisco on Nov. 15. © Reuters

YIFAN YU and KEN MORIYASU, Nikkei staff writers

SAN FRANCISCO -- After a four-hour meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden, Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday dined with American business titans in San Francisco, regaling them with memories of his first stateside visit, calling for "friendship" between the superpowers and hinting at a renewal of panda diplomacy.

Xi attended a dinner in his honor with nearly 400 executives, government officials and academics, including Apple chief Tim Cook, Blackstone Group CEO Steve Schwarzman and other heavyweights of Silicon Valley and Wall Street.

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