President Joe Bidens attempts at deepening ties in the Pacific are again competing with other pressing issues this time the brewing war in the Middle East that is looming over his lavish state welcome for Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese . The war in Israel has forced the Biden administration to realign its foreign policy agenda dramatically amid a proliferation of global flashpoints . Officials insist they are more than capable of confronting the new war alongside other foreign policy priorities . The proliferation of conflicts around the world has raised questions about the sustainability of US involvement . Experts say supporting allies like Israel and Ukraine and managing adversaries elsewhere should not be mutually exclusive . The White House has been building up toward the bilateral engagement this year establishing multiple touchpoints to manage the relationship between the two countries . The meeting between Biden and Chinas President Xi Jinping is scheduled to occur on the sidelines of the APEC summit in San Francisco next month . Neither side has confirmed the first time in more than a year that neither side would see the first meeting in a year as the leaders meet in the past year as it has been a big facet of next months APEC Summit meeting which neither side confirmed would meet the first . Officials believe that only weeks remain before a lack of additional funding for Ukraine starts to become a serious battlefield concern . The two sides will continue to continue to work toward the meeting in San San Francisco. The two leaders will meet next month. The last month . The U.EC summit is expected to meet in Washington. The meeting will be the first of the last year. The Whitehouse. It is a major meeting between the leaders of San Francisco and the leaders. The meetings. The first time. It was a major conference in the U.S. and the White House. in San Diego
White House hosts Australian PM for lavish state dinner . Biden: Crisis in Middle East clouds
