President Joe Biden is set to question China's Xi Jinping about Beijing’s “rhetorical support” of Putin and its failure to denounce Russia’s brutal invasion.
Planning for the call has been in the works since, but differences between Washington and Beijing over Russian President Vladimir Putin's prosecution of his three-week-old war against Ukraine are expected to be at the center of the call.
FILE IMAGE - President Joe Biden meets with China's President Xi Jinping during a virtual summit from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 15, 2021. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday reiterated that the Biden administration remains concerned that China is considering providing military equipment to Russia. He said Biden would make clear to Xi "that China will bear responsibility for any actions it takes to support Russia’s aggression, and we will not hesitate to impose costs.
Sullivan also said the administration determined China knew that Putin "was planning something" before the invasion of Ukraine, but the Chinese government "may not have understood the full extent" of what Putin had in mind. The official, who was not authorized to comment and spoke on the condition of anonymity, said Beijing is weighing the potential "reputational blowback" of being associated with the Russian camp. The Chinese response to Russia’s request for help "is in the process of being formulated," the official added.
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