Biden and Xi hold talks in Peru but no mention of North Korean troops in Russia

Joe Biden has met China's President Xi Jinping for the final time before he leaves the White House in January and hands the presidency back to Donald Trump.

Xi was already looking ahead to Trump’s return and his 'America First' policies, saying Beijing "is ready to work with a new US administration."

During their talks on the sidelines of the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Peru, Xi cautioned that a stable China-US relationship was critical not only to both countries but also the "future and destiny of humanity."

"Make the wise choice,” he warned. "Keep exploring the right way for two major countries to get along well with each other."

Without mentioning Trump by name, Xi appeared to signal his concern that the incoming president's protectionist rhetoric on the campaign trail could spark another low point in the US-China relationship.

Biden, who is winding down more than 50 years of public service, talked in broader brushstrokes about where the relationship between the two countries has gone.

He reflected not just on the past four years but on the decades the two leaders have known each other.

"We haven't always agreed, but our conversations have always been candid and always been frank. We've never kidded one another," Biden said.

"These conversations prevent miscalculations and they ensure the competition between our two countries will not veer into conflict."

Biden was expected to press Xi to use his leverage over Kim Jong Un to dissuade North Korea from further deepening its support for Russia’s war in Ukraine but there were no reports any such conversation took place. 

On Friday, Biden, South Korean President Yoon Seok Yul and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba condemned Kim's decision to send