Xi-Biden call at center of China-U.S. talks in Bangkok

Wang and Sullivan also discuss holding dialogue on AI risks in spring

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, left, met U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan in Thailand's capital. (Source photos by Reuters)

KEN MORIYASU, Nikkei Asia diplomatic correspondent

WASHINGTON -- China's top diplomat, Wang Yi, and U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan met for over 12 hours across two days in Bangkok, a senior U.S. official told reporters Saturday, where they agreed to hold a phone call between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping in the coming months.

The meetings between the top advisers, held on Friday and Saturday, come two and a half months after the leaders met in Woodside, California, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco. At Woodside, Biden and Xi agreed to maintain open lines of communication, continue high-level visits and to launch working groups on various issues.

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