The two leaders will meet in Peru, where China has steadily expanded its influence in a challenge to the United States in its own region.

President Joe Biden will meet for a final time this week with Chinese President Xi Jinping as he prepares to hand over power — and the reins of the world’s most consequential bilateral relationship — to president-elect Trump in January.

Both have maintained a constant power struggle over the past three years as Beijing's ambitions and military muscle have grown.The first face-to-face meeting between the current leaders of the two main world powers was long-awaited because one of them was confined at home amid the harsh pandemic restrictions.