Xi underscores need for China, US to maintain communication on important issues

BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that China and the United States need to maintain communication on such important issues as coordinating macroeconomic policies, keeping global industrial and supply chains stable, and protecting global energy and food security.

Xi made the remarks when having talks over phone with his US counterpart, Joe Biden.

Attempts at decoupling or severing supply chains in defiance of underlying laws would not help boost the US economy, Xi said, adding that they would only make the world economy more vulnerable.