President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to speak Friday as concerns swirl regarding the growing closeness between Xi and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The phone call is part of his administration’s attempts to “maintain open lines of communication” between the United States and China, according to White House press secretary Jen Psaki.

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