Biden and Xi discuss TikTok, South China Sea and de-risking in call

WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping for nearly two hours Tuesday on a range of topics including TikTok ownership, tensions in the South China Sea and whether American sanctions against China amounted to de-risking or decoupling.

It was the first time since July 2022 that the two leaders spoke by phone. They have held two face-to-face meetings since then -- in Bali, Indonesia, during November 2022 and in California during November 2023.