US President Joe Biden speaks with China's Xi Jinping in a call that Chinese media describes as 'candid and in-depth', while White House says the pair spoke about managing competition and avoiding conflict
Chinese President Xi Jinping tells his American counterpart Biden that US policies towards Beijing have caused"serious difficulties" and that putting ties back on track was critical"to the destiny of the world."
Chinese President Xi told his American counterpart that US policies towards Beijing have caused "serious difficulties" and that putting ties back on track was critical "to the destiny of the world", state media reported. "We welcome stiff competition but we don't want that competition to veer into conflict," the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told reporters.
Accusing the Chinese of being mostly "unwilling to engage in serious or substantive" talks, the official said "we don't believe that that is how responsible nations act, especially given the global importance of the US-China competition."
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