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Joe Biden raises human rights, Xi Jinping warns of Taiwan 'red line'

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US President Joe Biden speaks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping from the White House, on Tuesday (Photo: Reuters)

Reuters Washington/Beijing
US President Joe Biden pressed his Chinese counterpart on human rights in a video call lasting more than three hours, while Xi Jinping warned that China would respond to provocations on Taiwan, according to official accounts of the exchange.

The closely scrutinised conversation between the leaders of the world's biggest economies was described by both sides as frank and direct as the two sides tried to lower the temperature and avoid conflict.

The talks, which began on Monday evening in Washington - Tuesday morning in Beijing - appeared to yield no immediate outcomes, but gave the two leaders opportunity to

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