US and Chinese officials discuss Biden-Xi meeting amid Taiwan friction

Two leaders raised possibility of in-person encounter when they last talked by phone in late July, US official confirms

US and Chinese officials have been discussing a face-to-face meeting between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping, amid a significant escalation in friction over Taiwan.

Kurt Campbell, the coordinator for Indo-Pacific affairs in Biden's national security council, confirmed on Friday that the two leaders had raised the possibility of an in-person meeting when they last talked by phone in late July and agreed to have their team's follow up to sort out the specifics".