Politics

Obama and Xi Set To Meet at California Estate

Presidents expected to discuss cybersecurity and North Korea

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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP)—Seeking a fresh start to a complex relationship, President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping are retreating to a sprawling desert estate for two days of talks on high-stakes issues, including cybersecurity and North Korea's nuclear threats.

Obama's efforts to press Xi to halt China's alleged hacking against the U.S. could be overshadowed by revelations that Obama's own administration has been secretly seizing phone records from millions of Americans.