President Joe Biden will hold talks Saturday with China's Xi Jinping on the sidelines of an international summit in Peru, a face-to-face meeting that comes as Beijing braces for Donald Trump's return to the White House.

The meeting with President Xi Jinping comes as President-elect Donald J. Trump has promised a much more aggressive approach to China that includes vast tariffs on Chinese goods.

Instead, senior US officials described the meeting as a moment for reflection between two men whose relationship began more than a decade ago on a lengthy trip through China. For all of the reminiscing Biden and Xi may do, however, their final encounter ...