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US President Joe Biden and China's Xi Jinping opened a virtual summit Monday with an appeal for better communication between the superpowers and what Biden called "guardrails" to avoid conflict. Speaking from the White House to Xi on a television screen, Biden emphasised the need for settling a relationship rocked by high-stakes disputes, including on trade and Taiwan . "It seems to me that our responsibility as leaders of China and the United States to ensure that the competition between our countries does not veer into conflict, whether intended or unintended. Just simple, straightforward competition," Biden said. He said they...
