In his first telephone conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday, new US President Joe Biden discussed the fight against the spread of COVID-19, climate change, and the spread of weapons around the world. This is stated in the readout issued by the White House.

“The President shared his greetings and well wishes with the Chinese people on the occasion of Lunar New Year. President Biden affirmed his priorities of protecting the American people’s security, prosperity, health, and way of life, and preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. President Biden underscored his fundamental concerns about Beijing’s coercive and unfair economic practices, crackdown in Hong Kong, human rights abuses in Xinjiang, and increasingly assertive actions in the region, including toward Taiwan. The two leaders also exchanged views on countering the COVID-19 pandemic, and the shared challenges of global health security, climate change, and preventing weapons proliferation. President Biden committed to pursuing practical, results-oriented engagements when it advances the interests of the American people and those of our allies,” the aforesaid readout states.

Also, Biden commented on his conversation with the Chinese president. " I told him I will work with China when it benefits the American people," the new US president wrote on Twitter.