Biden and Xi Speak for First Time Since November

The president pressed Xi on fentanyl chemicals, CCP interference in U.S. elections, and Chinese-backed cyberattacks on U.S. facilities, an official said.

President Joe Biden addresses the Baltimore bridge collapse in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on March 26, 2024. Pedro Ugarte/AFP via Getty Images

President Joe Biden on April 2 held a phone call with Chinese communist leader Xi Jinping as tensions between Washington and Beijing remain elevated.

The call is the first contact between the two leaders since meeting in Woodside, California, last November and is their first phone call since July 2022.