Biden and Xi Jinping Hold First Call Since November Meeting
Summary from the AllSides News Team
President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a reportedly “candid and constructive” telephone call for an hour and 45 minutes on Tuesday.
The Details: The “checking-in” conversation marked the pair’s first direct contact since their face-to-face meeting in November. Among other issues, Biden and Xi discussed ongoing military-to-military communication, efforts to address AI-related risks, counter-narcotics cooperation, and climate change. Biden emphasized the importance of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and freedom of navigation in the South China Sea. Xi spoke of prioritizing stability and not provoking troubles, referring to Taiwan as “the first insurmountable red line in Sino-US relations.” The call came ahead of visits by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, as well as Taiwan's presidential inauguration in May.
How The Media Covered It: Coverage of the call sometimes varied, particularly in a handful of opinion articles; while an editorial from the New York Post (Opinion rated Right) called Biden “lame,” an editorial from the South China Morning Post (Center bias) was more supportive, saying, “such communication at the top helps manage tensions and to avoid misunderstandings.” News coverage was less divided, often citing “heavy global turbulence” and “significant disagreement on Taiwan.” This summary was developed with the help of AllSides' AI technology.
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Biden and Xi speak for first time since November summit amid global tensionsPresident Joe Biden spoke on the phone with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday, marking the first conversation between the leaders since their historic in-person summit in November and the latest in ongoing efforts by US and Chinese officials to defuse tensions between the two superpowers.
The call comes amid heavy global turbulence – the ongoing wars in Gaza and Ukraine, as well as North Korea’s nuclear capabilities, were topics of discussion. Other issues that have strained the Washington-Beijing relationship also came up, including Taiwan, China’s recent provocations in the South China Sea and Beijing’s human rights abuses.
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From the Center
Xi, Biden in first phone call since 2022, make progress for China-US relations with ‘candid’ exchange of viewsChinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Joe Biden spoke by phone on Tuesday, as the two countries sought to make headway in their limited areas of aligned interests amid heightening tensions between the two powers.
“The two heads of state had a candid and in-depth exchange of views on Sino-US relations and issues of common concern to both sides,” state news agency Xinhua reported.
However, it added that Xi criticised the Biden administration’s “endless stream of efforts” to block the transfer of advanced technology to China.
From the Right
Biden, China's Xi hold phone call on Taiwan, AI, tradePresident Biden held a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first time since July 2022 on Tuesday, the White House announced.
The White House has yet to offer details about the call, but Biden and Xi were expected to discuss Taiwan, narcotics, artificial intelligence, and China's support for Russia against Ukraine. The White House described the conversation as merely a "check-in" between the two leaders.
Biden was not expected to bring up TikTok or the origins of COVID-19. Biden currently supports legislation in Congress that would ban TikTok unless...
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