Biden and Xi explore 'recoupling' as advisers meet in Zurich

Chinese leader's potential Africa trip leaves open a path to U.S.-China summit

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Chinese President Xi Jinping has not stepped outside of China since January 2020. He visited Myanmar, and was later criticized for not being in Beijing as a health crisis was emerging in Wuhan. © Kyodo

KEN MORIYASU, Nikkei Asia chief desk editor

NEW YORK -- U.S. President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan will travel to Switzerland to meet China’s top diplomat Yang Jiechi, the White House announced Tuesday, a sign that the two sides are seeking to lower the temperature after years of rising tensions.

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