Chinese President sends sympathy message to Joe Biden over Covid infection
July 22, 2022, 12:36 pm

Chinese President sends sympathy message to Joe Biden over Covid infection

President Xi Jinping arrives at a reception to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on September 30, 2019. (AFP)

Chinese broadcaster CCTV reported that President Xi Jinping sent a sympathy message to his United States counterpart Joe Biden on Friday (July 22). It comes a day after the 79-year-old US leader tested positive for Covid-19.

Biden on Thursday (July 21) insisted he was “doing great,” and said he would continue to work while isolating at the White House with mild symptoms.

According to CCTV, Xi wrote in the message: “I would like to express my deep sympathies to you and wish you a speedy recovery.”

It is the first public contact between both leaders since their last virtual summit four months ago, as ties between the two global superpowers continue to deteriorate over issues including Taiwan, Ukraine and technology sector competition, the Arabnews reported, citing the AFP.

It said that the pair held a video conference on March 18, when Biden warned Xi against assisting Russia in its invasion of Ukraine.

US president Joe Biden - Official Facebook account

The leaders have known each other for more than a decade, having traveled together when both were vice presidents.

Earlier this week, Biden said that a call with Xi would take place within the “next ten days,” weeks after both countries’ top diplomats met in an attempt to defuse escalating rhetoric over Taiwan.

Joe Biden says he expects to speak to Xi Jinping 'within the next 10 days'

Beijing recently blasted a planned trip by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan. Were Pelosi to go, it would be the most senior-level US official visit to the self-ruled island — which China claims is part of its territory — under the Biden administration.

Pelosi also raised the possibility of a military escalation from China, saying Thursday: “Maybe the military was afraid our plane would get shot down or something like that by the Chinese.”

Source: arabnews

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