US President Joe Biden plans to speak with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in the coming days.
“I think I will speak with President Xi within the next 10 days,” Biden told reporters upon returning from a climate-related trip to Massachusetts.
The long-planned call between the two leaders will come amid ongoing tension over the status of Taiwan, which China considers a breakaway province, and at a time when the Biden administration is considering a sharp cut in tariffs on goods imported from China to help reduce inflationary pressures on American consumers.
Biden also cast doubt on a trip that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reportedly plans to take to Taiwan next month, saying, “I think the military thinks it’s not a good idea right now.”
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