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Secretary of State Antony Blinken was visibly bothered by the president's diplomatic blunder | Joe Biden met with Chinese President Xi Jinping for talks in San Francisco. Beijing and Washington described the conversation between the leaders as “productive” and important. After the summit, Biden called his Chinese counterpart a “dictator.” ● During the summit between Biden and Xi, the leaders agreed to resume military-to-military communications once China appoints a new defense minister. The former Chinese defense minister had not spoken with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin because as he was under sanctions by Washington. The leaders also agreed to attempt to curb fentanyl trafficking.
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