Biden and Xi talk on the phone for two hours.
US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping held a phone conversation that lasted more than two hours, where they discussed the future of the complicated relationship between the two countries.
This is the fifth telephone conversation between the two leaders.
The call began at 8:33 a.m. local time in the United States and ended at 10:50 a.m., according to the White House.
Differing views on global health, economic policies and human rights have long tested relations between the two countries.
China’s refusal to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has further strained relations.
The talk comes as China has raised warnings to the Biden administration about a possible visit by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan.
Beijing considers this self-governing island as its territory.
Beijing has said it would consider the visit a provocation, a threat that US officials are taking more seriously in light of Russia’s incursion into Ukraine.
