Biden voices confidence he will meet Xi Jinping soon despite ‘dictators’ jab

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US PRESIDENT JOE Biden has voiced confidence that he would meet Xi Jinping soon, as he refused to back down after angering Beijing by likening the Chinese leader to “dictators”. Biden rejected “this theory that the relationship with China is collapsing” and praised talks Monday in Beijing between Xi and Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who sought to keep tensions between the two powers in check. “Secretary Blinken had a great trip to China. I expect to be meeting with President Xi sometime in the future – in the near term,” Biden told a news conference alongside Indian Prime Minister...