China walks fine line with eye on summits with Biden, Putin

String of high-level meetings lays groundwork for possible fall meetings

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China aims for President Xi Jinping to meet with his U.S. and Russian counterparts this fall. © Reuters

YUKIO TAJIMA and YUKIHIRO SAKAGUCHI, Nikkei staff writers

BEIJING/WASHINGTON -- China is performing a delicate balancing act in diplomacy by moving to improve ties with the U.S. while reaffirming cooperation with Russia, as it seeks to set up top-level meetings with both this fall.

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