Biden failed to secure summit with China's Xi in call last week: Financial Times

Xi did not take Biden up on the offer and instead insisted Washington adopt a less strident tone toward Beijing. - AFP

WASHINGTON (Reuters): President Joe Biden proposed a first face-to-face summit with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in a call last week, but failed to secure an agreement, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday (Sept 14) an account later denied by the White House.

"This is not an accurate portrayal of the call. Period," Biden's national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, said in a statement.