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Biden awkwardly stands in back of APEC photo with China's Xi Jinping front and center

President Biden awkwardly stood in the back corner of this year's APEC family photo on Saturday, which prominently featured Xi Jinping and Justin Trudeau towards the center.


Biden awkwardly stands in back of APEC photo with China's Xi Jinping front and center
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President Biden awkwardly stood in the back corner of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) family photo on Saturday, as other prominent world leaders were spotted front and center.

Chinese Premier Xi Jinping was placed in the front-center of the photo, next to Peruvian president Dina Boluarte. Boluarte hosted the world leaders in Lima for this year's APEC summit.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was seen in the front row on Xi's right, along with Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Pictures show Biden smiling and laughing with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra of Thailand while the family photo was being taken. This weekend, Biden had closed-door meetings with a variety of leaders, including Boluarte and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.

The photograph's placement of Biden, who is leaving office in January, departs from where American leaders typically stand. Last year, Biden was center in the 2023 APEC family photo, which was hosted in San Francisco. Trudeau and Xi were on Biden's right.

"I appreciate very much the transition that's so smooth," Trump replied. "It will be as smooth as it can get, and I very much appreciate that."

Fox News Digital's Paul Steinhauser and Brooke Singman contributed to this report.

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