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posted September 10, 2021 at 07:30 pm by AFP US President Joe Biden and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping talked for the first time in seven months Thursday, with both leaders urging a path away from conflict but holding ground on fierce competition between the superpowers. In the 90-minute call, Biden warned against misunderstandings that could lead to confrontation between Washington and Beijing, the White House said, while Xi called for a new direction in a relationship beset by “serious difficulties.” US-China relations went into a nosedive under Biden’s predecessor Donald Trump, who launched a trade war between the world’s number...
