Friday, May 20, 2022

White House Says President Biden May Talk With Chinese President Xi In The Coming Weeks

US President Joe Biden holds virtual talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping from the Situation Room at the White House in Washington, US, Mar 18, 2022. (Photo: The White House/Handout via REUTERS)  

CNA/Reuters: White House says Biden, China’s Xi may talk in coming weeks 

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE: US President Joe Biden may talk with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in the coming weeks, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said aboard Air Force One on Thursday (May 19). 

“I wouldn't be surprised if, in the coming weeks, President Biden and President Xi speak again," he said. 

Sullivan spoke on Wednesday with Yang Jiechi, a key foreign policy adviser to Xi, and said he was "direct with him about our concerns about North Korea's nuclear and missile activities and our view that this is not in China's interests." 

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WNU Editor: "May talk with Chinese President Xi in the coming weeks"? It looks like national security adviser Jake Sullivan is hinting that there is no common ground between the two sides that would even justify a telephone call.

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