US President Joe Biden's long-awaited phone call with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, has taken place and, according to early reports, the latter conveyed that "conflict and confrontation is in no one's interest".
According to Chinese state media, Jinping argued that "state-to-state relations cannot go to the stage of military confrontation. Conflict and confrontation are not in anyone's interest. Peace and security are the most cherished treasures of the international community."
[/P]According to the same -Chinese- sources, Xi Jiping told Biden that the US should shoulder part of the responsibility and make efforts for world peace. "As permanent members of the UN Security Council and the world's two largest economies, we should not only lead the development of China-US relations on the right path, but also shoulder our international responsibilities and make efforts for world peace and tranquility," Xi reportedly said.
"The world is neither peaceful nor tranquil. The crisis in Ukraine is something we did not want to see," Xi admitted."
Just yesterday, the US side had openly expressed concern about the possibility of China getting involved in the war in Ukraine by militarily reinforcing Russia.
On the other hand, the Chinese Foreign Ministry had blamed Washington for the conflict in Ukraine, attributing the war to NATO's eastward expansion.
[BR][BR]It is still unknown what the US president said to Xi Jinping.
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