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Chinese leader Xi Jinping pleaded with President Joe Biden to prevent Speaker Nancy Pelosi from making her controversial visit to Taiwan, according to a new report.Xi made the request when the two leaders spoke on a July 28 phone call, but Biden responded by informing him that Congress is a separate branch of government and not under his control, a senior White House official told the Washington Post.The conversation came as Beijing issued unhinged threats ahead of Pelosi's early August visit to Taiwan, a self-governed island that China considers to be part of its sovereign territory.During the call, Biden warned...
