Morning news brief: President Biden, Chinese President Xi plan to hold virtual summit & more
Biden-Xi virtual meeting | Earthquake in Pakistan | Picasso painting
US President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to hold a virtual meeting before the end of the year. The virtual meeting has reportedly been agreed upon in principle. The proposed virtual meeting comes amid increased tensions between China and the United States over Taiwan and the continuing trade row.
In Pakistan, a shallow earthquake in the southern region in the early hours of Thursday killed around 20 people and seriously injured dozens. The magnitude of the quake was 5.7. A woman and six children were among the 20 dead.The remote mountainous city of Harnai in Balochistan was the worst hit.
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President Biden, Chinese President Xi plan to hold virtual summit: White House
Reports say the meeting was made possible after US National Security Advisor(NSA) Jake Sullivan met topChinese diplomatYang Jiechi as the two set the stage for the upcoming meeting.
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