President Biden spoke with China's President Xi Jinping by phone Thursday night, aiming to set 'guardrails and parameters' in the U.S.-China relationship to ensure that while the two nations are in 'stiff competition,' they do not 'veer into conflict,' senior Biden administration officials said.
's President Xi Jinping by phone Thursday night, aiming to set"guardrails and parameters" in the U.S.-China relationship to ensure that while the two nations are in"stiff competition," they do not"veer into conflict," senior Biden administration officials said.
The official said Biden and Xi discussed the importance of the two leaders to be able to have private conversations. "That is what we think is important in terms of managing the competition," the official said, maintaining the importance of"being clear about priorities and intentions so that they are not misinterpreted."
"The lower lines of engagement had not been fruitful," the official explained."We have not been satisfied thus far." "Biden knows history will judge both leaders in how they manage this competition and takes this seriously," the official said.
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