Biden and Xi had a phone call Tuesday to discuss economic concerns, cybersecurity threats and more.
President Biden spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the phone to"check in" and discuss U.S. concerns about economic relations, Ukraine and cybersecurity threats.
During the call with Xi, the first such phone meeting since July 2022, Biden planned to raise a host of U.S. concerns, the official said.They include the two superpowers' economic relationship, the tensions over Taiwan, China's support for Russia in its Ukraine invasion and growingThere, the leaders agreed to resume military-to-military communications between the U.S. and China.
On Wednesday, Biden's top economic envoy, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, is scheduled to depart for China to hold face-to-face meetings with her counterparts over five days in Guangzhou and Beijing. Secretary of State Antony Blinken also plans to visit China later this year.
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