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BEIJING – Almost two hours of phone call between Xi Jinping and Joe Biden who, despite the words of the leader of Beijing, seem not to move the difficult Chinese position one iota. “The conversation between the two clearly highlights the hard choice that the Communist leadership has to make right now: to support Putin and run the risk of a break with the West?”, He says. Michael Schumansenior fellow of the Atlantic Council and author of “The interrupted empire.