Biden, Xi hold high-stakes call on where China stands on Russian invasion

In a high-stakes video call, President Joe Biden and China's President Xi Jinping spoke Friday morning for the first time since November amid concerns that China will help Russian President Vladimir Putin's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

The White House said the two leaders spoke for one hour and 50 minutes.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Biden would be candid and direct and that the call provided a chance for him to "assess where President Xi stands." The conversation would center on "managing the competition between our two countries as well as Russia's war against Ukraine and other issues of mutual concern," according to the White House.