U.S. , Chinese presidents conclude summit with joint news conference . Event only happened after intense negotiations between White House , Chinese officials . Obama arrived in Beijing for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit still wounded politically by his party 's stinging defeat in last week 's congressional midterm elections . Comment: The two leaders are not meeting face to face for the first time in history and they haven't had a chance to talk about anything important since their last encounter ( which was over an issue President Obama heads next to Myanmar for ASEAN summit .
U.S. , Chinese presidents conclude summit with joint news conference . Event only happened after intense negotiations between White House , Chinese officials . Comment: The two leaders are not meeting face to face for the first time in history and they haven't had a chance to talk about anything important since their last encounter ( which was over an issue President Obama heads next to Myanmar for ASEAN summit .