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Associated Press 18.03.2022 President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping are set to speak on Friday as the White House warns Beijing that providing military or economic assistance for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will trigger severe consequences from Washington and beyond. Planning for the call has been in the works since Biden and Xi held a virtual summit in November, but differences between Washington and Beijing over Russian president Vladimir Putin’s prosecution of his three-week-old war against Ukraine are expected to be at the centre of the call. White House press secretary, Jen Psaki, said Biden would question Xi about...
