Biden awkwardly stands in back of APEC photo with China's Xi Jinping front and center

President Biden awkwardly stood successful the backmost country of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) household photograph connected Saturday, arsenic different salient satellite leaders were spotted beforehand and center.

Chinese Premier Xi Jinping was placed successful the front-center of the photo, adjacent to Peruvian president Dina Boluarte. Boluarte hosted the satellite leaders successful Lima for this year's APEC summit.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was seen successful the beforehand enactment connected Xi's right, on with Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Pictures amusement Biden smiling and laughing with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra of Thailand portion the household photograph was being taken. This weekend, Biden had closed-door meetings with a assortment of leaders, including Boluarte and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.

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President Biden was placed successful the backmost country of this year's APEC photo, portion Xi Jinping was placed successful the front. (Getty Images)

The photograph's placement of Biden, who is leaving bureau successful January, departs from wherever American leaders typically stand. Last year, Biden was halfway successful the 2023 APEC household photo, which was hosted successful San Francisco. Trudeau and Xi were connected Biden's right.

In 2017, erstwhile President Trump stood towards the front-center of that year's APEC household photo, on with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

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US President Joe Biden (top, 2nd right) and different leaders enactment successful a household photograph during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' Retreat acme successful Lima, Peru, Saturday. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)

The league came astir 2 weeks aft the 2024 statesmanlike election, wherever Vice President Harris mislaid to Trump successful a immense upset victory. Biden met with the Republican person this week to sermon the modulation process.

"I look forward… to having a creaseless transition. We'll bash everything we tin to marque definite you're accommodated, what you need," the Democratic president said to Trump during the meeting.

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World leaders, including President Joe Biden, beforehand center, basal for a "family photo" during the 2023 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' Week astatine Moscone Center successful San Francisco. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

"I admit precise overmuch the modulation that's truthful smooth," Trump replied. "It volition beryllium arsenic creaseless arsenic it tin get, and I precise overmuch admit that."

Fox News Digital's Paul Steinhauser and Brooke Singman contributed to this report.