US President Joe Biden and China's President Xi Jinping will have their first in-person meeting in a year on the sidelines of the APEC summit. The meeting comes amid tensions between the two powers that have pushed ties to an all-time low. In terms of outcomes, there may be nothing to waltz home about but there may be a thaw in the somewhat frosty US-China ties. Meanwhile India too is participating in as Observer at the APECT meet .