Biden calls Xi as faltering talks draw ire in the USAP, WASHINGTONUS President Joe Biden on Thursday spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) amid growing frustration in Washington that high-level engagement between the leaders’ top advisers has been largely unfruitful in the early months of the Biden presidency. US President Joe Biden speaks to reporters in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington on Thursday. He told Biden that the two sides should cooperate on climate change, epidemic prevention, economic recovery and other issues, Xinhua reported. Ahead of the call, a senior US official said that the White House has been unsatisfied with early engagements with Beijing. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that White House officials were hopeful that Xi hearing directly from Biden could prove beneficial.

Source: Taipei Times September 10, 2021 15:56 UTC