U.S. President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are set to speak again in the coming weeks, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday.
Blinken spoke with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi a day earlier for more than five hours to help lay the groundwork for a call between the leaders. While Biden said last month he would speak with Xi "soon,” Blinken suggested it was getting closer.
"With regard to President Xi and President Biden, our expectation is that they will have an opportunity to speak in the weeks ahead,” Blinken told reporters during a stop in Bangkok.