US Official Says President Biden And Chinese President Xi Will Hold A Virtual Meeting Before The Year-End

US President Joe Biden told reporters this week that he has spoken with Chinese President Xi Jinping about Taiwan (File: Nicolas Asfouri and Nicholas Kamm/AFP) 

CNN: Biden and Chinese President Xi agree in principle to hold virtual meeting 

Washington (CNN)The US and China have agreed in principle that President Joe Biden and Preident Xi Jinping will hold a virtual meeting before the end of the year, part of an effort to ensure stability in one of the world's most consequential and fraught relationships, a senior administration official said Wednesday. 

The tentative agreement was one result of an extended, six-hour meeting between Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan and China's top diplomat, Yang Jiechi. The two men met in Switzerland for talks touching on areas of cooperation and disagreement as tensions between their two countries have spiked in recent days over Taiwan. 

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Update #1: Biden and China's Xi agree to hold virtual summit before end of year (Axios)  

Update #2: Biden and Xi to hold virtual meeting before year-end: US official (Al Jazeera)  

WNU Editor: A virtual meeting sometime later this year? It looks like a lot of details still need to be worked out.