Biden raises human rights and Russia’s nuclear threats with China’s President Xi

That was a reference to Russian officials’ thinly-veiled threats to use atomic weapons as its nearly nine-month invasion of Ukraine has faltered.

US President Joe Biden, right, stands with Chinese President Xi Jinping before a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit meeting in Indonesia (Alex Brandon/AP/PA)

US President Joe Biden objected to China’s “coercive and increasingly aggressive actions” toward Taiwan and raised human rights concerns about Beijing’s conduct in Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong during his first in-person meeting on Monday with President Xi Jinping, the White House said.

In a statement on the three-hour session at the G20 summit, the White House said Mr Biden told Mr Xi that the US would “continue to compete vigorously” with China but that “competition should not veer into conflict”.