Fox News: Biden awkwardly stands in back of APEC photo with China's Xi Jinping front and center

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Biden awkwardly stands in back of APEC photo with China's Xi Jinping front and center

President Biden awkwardly stood in the back corner of this year's APEC family photo on Saturday, which prominently featured Xi Jinping and Justin Trudeau towards the center.......                    ...                        ...President Biden awkwardly stood in the back corner of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) family photo on Saturday, as other prominent world leaders were spotted front and center.......Chinese Premier Xi Jinping was placed in the front-center of the photo, next to Peruvian president Dina Boluarte. Boluarte hosted the world leaders in Lima for this year's APEC summit.......Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was seen in the front row on Xi's right, along with Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.......Pictures show Biden smiling and laughing with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra of Thailand while the family photo was being taken. This weekend, Biden had closed-door meetings with a variety of leaders, including Boluarte and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......The photograph's placement of Biden, who is leaving office in January, departs from where American leaders typically stand. Last year, Biden was center in the 2023 APEC family photo, which was hosted in San Francisco. Trudeau and Xi were on Biden's right.......In 2017, former President Trump stood towards the front-center of that year's APEC family photo, along with Russian Prime Minister You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......The conference came nearly two weeks after the 2024 presidential election, where You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login lost to Trump in a huge upset victory. Biden met with the Republican leader this week to discuss the transition process......."I look forward... to having a smooth transition. We'll do everything we can to make sure you're accommodated, what you need," You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login said to Trump during the meeting......."I appreciate very much the transition that's so smooth," Trump replied. "It will be as smooth as it can get, and I very much appreciate that."......Fox News Digital's Paul Steinhauser and Brooke Singman contributed to this report....

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