Russia supports Beijing's 'One China' policy - Lavrov

FILE PHOTO: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends a meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Bocharov Ruchei residence in Sochi, Russia May 13, 2019. Sputnik/Alexei Druzhinin/Kremlin via REUTERS

Russia supports Beijing's "One China" policy on the issue of Taiwan, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in a press conference on Friday.

China's Xi Jinping warned the U.S. not to "play with fire" in its Taiwan policy during a call with U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday, calling on Washington to also abide by the "one-China principle."

(Reporting by Reuters; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)