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U.S., China agree in principle for virtual leaders meeting by year-end

Members of the Chinese delegation load baggage into a van in front of the Hyatt Regency Zurich Airport hotel, in Zurich, Switzerland, October 6, 2021. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

The United States and China reached an agreement in principle for U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping to hold a virtual meeting before the end of the year, a senior U.S. administration official said on Wednesday.

The official made the comment to reporters following a meeting between U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan and China's top diplomat Yang Jiechi in Switzerland, talks intended to improve communication despite a deepening rivalry between the two countries.

(Reporting by Michael Martina, Steve Holland, and Daphne Psaledakis in Washington)

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