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Beijing: Chinese leader Xi Jinping said war is “in no one’s interest” during a phone call Friday with Joe Biden in which the US president aimed to pressure Beijing into joining Western condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. State broadcaster CCTV reported Xi also saying that “state-to-state relations cannot go to the stage of military hostilities.” China and the United States should “shoulder international responsibilities,” Xi was quoted as saying, as well as declaring that “peace and security are the most valued treasures of the international community.” It was not immediately clear if Xi made any direct criticism of Russian...
