Chinese President Xi Jinping tells his US counterpart Joe Biden that Beijing will not stand by "idly" if Washington continues to suppress "China's high-tech development" Xi Jinping and Joe Biden spoke by telephone on Tuesday, signaling their desire to maintain dialogue. The White House mentioned in a press release a conversation focusing as much on the possibilities of “cooperation” as on “differences” The weather is thawing, therefore, but there is no excessive heat coming from the official press releases published on both sides.

Particularly when it comes to Taiwan.