U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris held a brief meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping during which she called for open communication between the two countries.

The meeting was held in Bangkok, where the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit is taking place.

"The US vice-president reinforced Biden’s message to the Chinese leader that 'we must maintain open lines of communication to responsibly manage the competition between our countries,'” the report said.