President Biden underscored his opposition to China’s efforts to “undermine peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait” in a call spanning more than two hours Thursday with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The two leaders, who last spoke in March just weeks after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, reconvened for their fifth call since Mr. Biden took office as tensions between the two countries edge toward a tipping point.
“The two presidents discussed a range of issues important to the bilateral relationship and other regional and global issues and tasked their teams to continue following up on today’s conversation, in particular, to address climate change and health security,” according to the White House’s readout.