President Biden and China’s Xi sought to tamp down hostilities during a virtual meeting that covered human rights, climate change and Taiwan
used a virtual meeting
Monday evening to cool tensions between the two powers as the leaders seek to manage issues they disagree on and identify ways to communicate to avert conflict. During a meeting that lasted more than three hours, both sides sought to tamp down hostilities that have marked the relationship since Mr. Biden took office in January. The White House said the two discussed a variety of topics including Afghanistan, North Korea and Iran, as well as human rights, climate change and
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