WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden and China's Xi Jinping began their fifth call as leaders on Thursday, as concerns mounted over a possible visit to Chinese-claimed Taiwan by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The White House said the call began at 8:33 a.m. (1233 GMT) and U.S. officials said it would have a broad agenda, including discussion of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which China has yet to condemn. At its core, U.S. officials see the exchange as another chance to manage competition between the world's two largest economies, whose ties have been increasingly clouded by tensions over democratically governed Taiwan, which Xi has vowed to reunite with the mainla...
Keep on reading: Biden begins fifth call with China’s Xi, looking to tamp down Taiwan tension
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Keep on reading: Biden begins fifth call with China’s Xi, looking to tamp down Taiwan tension
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