Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Reuters
Reuters
Politics

Factbox-Dates and duration of Xi-Biden talks since 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 leaders' summit in Bali, Indonesia, November 14, 2022. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday in person for the first time since Biden took office in 2021, on the sidelines of the annual Group of 20 summit on the Indonesian island of Bali.

Their previous five exchanges were conducted either by phone or video conference:

2022:

FILE PHOTO: A screen displays images of Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden, while broadcasting news about their recent call at a shopping mall in Hong Kong, China, July 29, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Nov. 14 - in person - about 3 hours 10 minutes

July 28 - by phone - about 2 hours 20 minutes (night in Beijing)

March 18 - by video call - about 2 hours (night in Beijing)

2021:

Nov. 16 - by video call - about 3 hours 30 minutes (around midday in Beijing)

Sept. 9 - by phone - about 1 hour 30 minutes (Sept. 10 morning in Beijing)

Feb. 10 - by phone - two hours (Feb. 11 morning in Beijing)

(Compiled by Beijing Newsroom; Editing by Raju Gopalakrishnan and Toby Chopra)

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.