A senior US administration official is on the wires talking about the Biden/Xi call today:

  • discussed areas of cooperation including climate change, health security and counter narcotics
  • had a direct and honest discussion on Taiwan
  • discussed face-to-face meeting
  • Brought up long-standing concerns on human rights
  • used similar language back in November when asked about playing with fire matter for
  • macroeconomic coordination between China and US is of great importance
  • did not discuss any potential lifting of US tariffs on Chinese products