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US President Joe Biden and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping held a telephonic conversation Tuesday amid a veneer of diplomatic stability between the two countries despite a range of thorny issues from trade to tech to investment.P)..
While the White House's version of the talks suggests that Biden rejected Xi's request to lift a sweeping ban on shipments of advanced chips, the Chinese president, according to state media, told his US counterpart that Beijing "will not sit idly by" if the United States continues to suppress "China's high-tech development"..
. They reviewed and encouraged progress on key issues discussed at the Woodside Summit, including counternarcotics cooperation, ongoing military-to-military communication, talks to address AI-related risks, and continuing efforts on climate change and people-to-people exchanges, it added...
Biden underscored the paramount importance of upholding peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait, as well as advocating for the rule of law and freedom of navigation in the South China Sea, according to the White House..
. "Xi Jinping emphasised that the Taiwan issue is the first uncrossable red line in China-US relations," a readout from state news agency Xinhua said, adding: "We will not allow separatist activities and external conniving in support of 'Taiwan independence' forces to go unchecked."..
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