President Joe Biden said Thursday that his first phone call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping since taking office lasted two hours.

"Last night, I was in the phone for two straight hours with Xi Jinping," Biden told reporters.

Biden warned that if the United States doesn't  "get moving" on China policy, "they're going to eat our lunch."

 

                

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