Xi in San Francisco; Fentanyl and Flying Tigers; Scrutiny of Xi's CEO dinner; Taiwan; Criticism of EU values
Summary of today’s Essential Eight:
Xi in San Francisco - Xi has arrived in San Francisco. Much of the focus of his visit, in the US and China, is of course on tomorrow’s meeting with Biden, but he will also give a speech to the APEC attendees and have other bilateral meetings. Will Xi temper his usual oblique criticisms of the US (bloc mentality, breaki…