The timing of the meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden is particularly meaningful, argues former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Russel. Convening at the G20 Summit in Bail "is a way of framing the bilateral relationship" in a multilateral context, and Russel believes pressure from the international community for the two countries to fulfill their responsibilities to planet Earth is a positive influence.