US says Biden-Xi call expected to cover Taiwan tensions, Ukraine


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WASHINGTON: Tensions over Taiwan, as well as Russia's invasion of Ukraine, are likely topics for a call expected this week between US President Joe Biden and China's leader Xi Jinping, the White House said on Tuesday (Jul 26). White House national security spokesperson John Kirby told reporters that managing economic competition between the two countries would also be a focus of the call, which Biden said on Monday is expected later this week. It will be the fifth call between the leaders, and comes as China has delivered heightened warnings to the Biden administration about a possible visit by US...