Next Biden–Xi Call Is Likely in the Spring: US Official

Biden–Xi calls are ‘absolutely critical to maintaining direction in the relationship and following up on some of the issues from Woodside,’ the official said.

President Joe Biden departs the White House to board Marine One on the South Lawn on Jan. 27, 2024. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images

WASHINGTON—The next call between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping is likely to occur this spring, according to a U.S. senior administration official, who declined to be more specific.

The official noted on Jan. 27 that Secretary of State Antony Blinken would visit China again this year and that the United States and China would initiate a working group on counternarcotics on Jan. 30. Military maritime consultative agreement meetings will also occur at the minister-secretary level this spring, followed by military talks between theater commanders and at minister-secretary levels.