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Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned President Biden during a call between the two leaders Thursday not to “play with fire” by supportin Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned President Biden during a call between the two leaders Thursday not to “play with fire” by supporting Taiwan’s political autonomy — as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reportedly prepares to visit the island nation next month. “President Xi elaborated on China’s principled position on the Taiwan question,” Beijing’s Foreign Ministry said in a colorful readout of the 137-minute phone call. “China firmly opposes separatist moves toward ‘Taiwan independence’ and interference by external forces, and...