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TL/DR - US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are set to discuss a range of contentious issues, including Taiwan, the South China Sea, the Israel-Hamas war, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, North Korea, and human rights. The meeting is aimed at easing tension between the two superpowers over varied conflicts. However, with vast…

TL/DR - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kyiv to provide support to Ukraine's four-month long counteroffensive against Russia. Blinken is expected to announce a new US wartime assistance package amounting to over $1 billion. This visit was overshadowed by a Russian attack on the…

Biden Accuses Xi Jinping of Being a Dictator The Chinese government responded to comments by President Biden about Chinese leader Xi Jinping, calling them an "open political provocation." Speaking at a fundraiser in California, Biden said that Xi had been angered over an incident in February when a Chinese balloon that Washington claims was used…