Biden, Xi call navigates Philippines and Taiwan tensions. In their first conversation since November, U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed maintaining peace across the Taiwan Strait and in the South China Sea. The call, described as "business-like," precedes a series of diplomatic engagements and addresses escalating tensions in the region, including a U.S. and Chinese military dialogue in Honolulu. The leaders also touched on technology trade restrictions and the upcoming Taiwanese presidential inauguration.