Guwahati News Desk: For the first time in seven months US President Joe Biden talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, on Thursday, urging that they must ensure that the “competition” between the two powers does not become a “conflict.”
According to sources, Biden’s message was that the United States wants to ensure “the dynamic remains competitive and that we don’t have any situation in the future where we veer into unintended conflict.”
As per media sources, the phone call was said to be “candid, in-depth” that covered “extensive strategic communication and exchanges on China-US relations and issues of mutual concern,” and that US policy on China has caused “serious difficulties.”
Moreover, this was the leaders’ first call since February, when they talked for two hours, shortly after Biden took over from Donald Trump.
The Biden administration official said the latest call lasted 90 minutes.
The official also said, that the goal of the call was to set out “guardrails” so that the relationship can be “managed responsibly.” These guardrails included making sure that US actions are not “misinterpreted” by China.
In addition, a readout from the White House after the call, Biden and Xi had a “discussed areas where our interests converge, and areas where our interests, values, and perspectives diverge.”
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