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Nov 25, 2023

5 Key Takeaways From US Biden

US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping sought to ease long-simmering tensions during a three-hour meeting in Bali, Indonesia as the two countries find themselves drifting perilously

US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping sought to ease long-simmering tensions during a three-hour meeting in Bali, Indonesia as the two countries find themselves drifting perilously close to direct economic and military confrontation.

The session, on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit, led to agreements between the two world powers to revive normal channels of communication and to warn Russia against using nuclear weapons in Ukraine. Differences remain, however, on other key issues such as Taiwan, human rights, and trade policy.