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Reuters
Reuters
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By David Brunnstrom and Panu Wongcha-um

U.S. expects Biden and Xi will speak in weeks ahead - Blinken

FILE PHOTO: A screen displays a CCTV state media news broadcast showing Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden during a virtual summit, in Beijing, China November 16, 2021. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday the United States expects President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will have the opportunity to speak in the weeks ahead.

However, when asked at a news conference in Thailand if Biden and Xi might hold a first face-to-face meeting as leaders on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali in November, Blinken said he could not say what might happen then.

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