President Joe Biden told Chinese leader Xi Jinping late Thursday that the United States wants to “responsibly manage the competition” between the two countries, in hopes of avoiding conflict.
The two leaders held their second call since Biden took office at a time when Washington and Beijing are increasingly at odds on issues ranging from cybersecurity to trade, and the White House stressed that the discussion was about high-level themes. A senior Biden administration official said the call lasted around 90 minutes, and that the tone was candid and familiar. Both Biden and especially Xi referred to their past personal interactions, the official said.
“The two leaders had a broad, strategic discussion in which they discussed areas where our interests converge, and areas where our interests, values, and perspectives diverge. They agreed to engage on both sets of issues openly and straightforwardly,” the White House said in a readout of the call. “The two leaders discussed the responsibility of both nations to ensure competition does not veer into conflict.”
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