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Julian Borger in Washington

US and Chinese officials discuss Biden-Xi meeting amid Taiwan friction

Joe Biden speaks by video with Xi Jinping in March.
Joe Biden speaks by video with Xi Jinping in March. Photograph: Reuters

US and Chinese officials have been discussing a face-to-face meeting between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping, amid a significant escalation in friction over Taiwan.

Kurt Campbell, the coordinator for Indo-Pacific affairs in Biden’s national security council, confirmed on Friday that the two leaders had raised the possibility of an in-person meeting when they last talked by phone in late July “and agreed to have their team’s follow up to sort out the specifics”.

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