U.S. and China agree in principle to virtual summit by year-end

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U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan leaves the Hyatt Regency Zurich Airport hotel in Zurich, Switzerland after meeting with China's top diplomat, Yang Jiechi, on Oct. 6. © AP

KEN MORIYASU, Nikkei Asia chief desk editor

NEW YORK -- The U.S. and China have agreed in principle to hold a virtual meeting between Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping by the end of the year.

The arrangement was confirmed at a meeting between U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan and China's top diplomat, Yang Jiechi, in Zurich on Wednesday.

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