US says tone of 90-minute Biden-Xi call 'familiar' and 'candid'

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US says tone of 90-minute Biden-Xi call 'familiar' and 'candid'Biden and Xi talked about a range of transnational issues, including Covid-19, but the purpose of the call was not to produce specific agreements or outcomes

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Last Updated 10 September 2021, 10:17 IST

US President Joe Biden and China's leader Xi Jinping. Credit: AFP Photo

U. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke for about 90 minutes on Thursday and the tone of their conversation was both "familiar" and "candid", a senior official of the US administration told reporters.

The official said Biden and Xi talked about a range of transnational issues, including Covid-19, but the purpose of the call was not to produce specific agreements or outcomes

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(Published 10 September 2021, 10:03 IST)