US- Chinese diplomats trade barbs ahead of first virtual summit between Biden and Xi


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Top US and Chinese diplomats traded barbs over the flashpoint issue of Taiwan, ahead of the first official summit between the US president Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. The virtual meeting of presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping comes against a backdrop of rising tensions — in part over Taiwan, a self-ruling democracy claimed by Beijing, but also over trade, human rights, and other issues. In a phone call Friday with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to discuss preparations for the summit, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken raised concerns over Beijing’s “military, diplomatic, and economic pressure”...