Biden, Xi hold virtual summit amid high US-China tensions

The leaders of US and China stressed their shared responsiility to avoid conflict in their first-ever virtual
summit. US president Joe Biden and Chinese president Xi Jinping held the video call at a time of worsening relations between the superpowers. There's no shortage of tension over
issues like Taiwan and human rights, flashp that dominates the global stage
As three hours of virtual meetings wrapped up, the leaders of
the US and China could agree on one thing: the need to get out of each other's way, The two nations stressed the need for their competition to remain peaceful.
Chinese President Xi Jinping says cooperation benefits not
only the US and China, but also the world.