Biden, Xi hold virtual summit amid rising U.S.-China tensions

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President Biden and President Xi hold virtual summit amid escalating U.S.-China tensions.

, but Monday marked the first time the two leaders met in a more formal setting. The White House had hoped to hold the meeting in person, but Xi has not left China since January 2020, when the coronavirus first began to spread.

The U.S.-China relationship has grown increasingly tense over the past several years. The two countries launched into a trade war under the Trump administration and Biden took a tough stance on China during his campaign for president, calling Xi a"." The Chinese leader has repeatedly celebrated what he argues is America's waning power, saying"the East is rising and the West is declining.

"It seems to me our responsibility as leaders of China and the United States is to ensure that the competition between our countries does not veer into conflict, whether intended or unintended," Biden said in opening remarks, seated at a table in the Roosevelt Room.

 

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