Telephone conversation between the president of the United States, Joe Biden, and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping. The two leaders, reads a note from the White House, had “a broad and strategic discussion” during which they talked about “the issues in which our interests converge and the issues in which our interests, values and perspectives diverge” . Biden and Xi, the note continues, have decided to engage “in an open and direct way”. The discussion, as President Biden made clear, “was part of the ongoing US effort to responsibly manage competition between the US and the People’s Republic of China.” “President Biden – added the White House – underlined the lasting interest of the United States for peace, stability and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific and in the world and the two leaders discussed the responsibility of both nations to guarantee that competition does not turn into conflict “.
Biden-Xi: the phone call between the leaders of the US and China
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