Biden, Xi Meeting Raises Cautious Hopes Among Regular Americans

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA / WASHINGTON - Commercial truck driver Casey Benson knows container ships are stuck off the U.S. west coast. He worries that the port in his hometown of Oakland, California, cannot find enough workers to move goods on and off the ships.

Benson, 47, hopes U.S. President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, who chatted for the first time Monday night in a virtual meeting, can somed