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China will 'eat our lunch,' Biden warns after clashing with Xi on most fronts

US President Joe Biden speaks at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, US, February 10, 2021. [Reuters]

US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping held their first phone call as leaders and appeared at odds on most issues, even as Xi warned that confrontation would be a “disaster” for both nations.

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