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The White House characterized U.S. President Joe Biden’s call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday (July 28) as “straight-forward” after China’s foreign ministry reported that Xi warned Biden against playing with fire over Taiwan,highlighting Beijing’s concerns about a possible visit to the Chinese-claimed island by U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Biden told Xi U.S. policy on Taiwan had not changed and that Washington strongly opposes unilateral efforts to change the status quo or undermine peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, the White House said, referring to the 100-mile-wide body of water separating the island from the...
