Biden Tells China’s Xi: Both Nations Mustn’t ‘Veer Into Conflict’

Biden Tells China’s Xi: Both Nations Mustn’t ‘Veer Into Conflict’
A photo of then U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping making a toast during a state luncheon for China hosted by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry at the Department of State in Washington, on Sept. 25, 2015. Paul J. Richards/AFP via Getty Images
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President Joe Biden on Thursday held his second phone call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping since becoming U.S. president—the first call between the two leaders in seven months.

The White House in a short statement said the two leaders in their approximately 90-minute phone conversation had “a broad, strategic discussion,” including “areas where our interests converge, and areas where our interests, values, and perspectives diverge.”
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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