Biden-Xi phone call underscores US confrontation, not cooperation, with China
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US President Joseph Biden held a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, restating Washington's economic and strategic confrontation with Beijing. The call addressed tensions over Taiwan, with Biden reassuring Xi that the US does not support Taiwan independence, but China does not believe this. The US has strengthened military alliances and encouraged a greater NATO presence in the Indo-Pacific, all aimed against China. Biden also raised concerns over alleged Chinese support for Russia's defense industrial base. The call highlighted the US's condemnation of China's trade policies and non-market economic practices, while maintaining protectionist tariffs and imposing bans on the export of key hi-tech items to China. The call was described as largely performative and an attempt to show commitment to managing the relationship, despite the negative dynamics remaining unchanged. The call follows a summit between Biden and Xi in November, which resulted in few tangible measures to mend relations. The US is determined to crush the threat to its global hegemony posed by China's economic expansion.

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