After the meeting, Biden and Xi took a walk around the grounds and passed reporters who shouted questions about how the talks went. "Well," Biden responded, giving the thumbs-up.
Though the two leaders covered a range of difficult military and economic issues, there were lighter moments as well. Biden will turn 81 on Monday. Xi's wife shares the same birth date. When Biden said he wished her a happy birthday, Xi said he had been working so hard that he'd forgotten. He thanked Biden for the reminder, the official said.