President Joe Biden just gave his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, a propaganda victory.

The two met Monday on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, their first in-person meeting of Biden’s presidency. While it’s positive that the two leaders are communicating, the optics of the meeting might have done more harm than good.

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