Xi revealed the extent of China's economic woes by the speed at which he caved to some of Biden's demands

• China's Xi Jinping and President Joe Biden had their first meeting in a year this week. 
• Xi entered the talks in an unfamiliar position of weakness amid China's economic woes.
• The Chinese leader seemed keen to secure American investment.

China's leader Xi Jinping entered his first meeting with US President Joe Biden in more than a year in an unfamiliar position of weakness.

The Chinese economy, after decades of growth, has hit problems, with a property market-fuelled debt crisis spiking unemployment and causing investors to leave the country.