Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted US President Joe Biden in Beijing in 2011 when both men were vice presidents. Getty
In 2021, the two leaders met for more than three hours and discussed trade, climate change, Taiwan and other issues. Getty
The Pentagon said on February 2 it was tracking a suspected Chinese spy balloon flying high over the US, reviving tension between the two countries. AFP
Mr Biden speaks virtually with Mr Jinping from the White House in Washington in November 2021. Reuters
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, centre right, and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, centre left, attend a meeting in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, in 2022. Reuters
Mr Blinken and Mr Yi in 2022 in Bali. AFP
Mr Blinken scrapped a long-planned Beijing trip due to a suspected Chinese spy balloon hovering over Montana. AFP
Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Wang Wenbin criticised a speech made by Mr Blinken in May last year focused on countering China economically and militarily, saying the US was seeking to smear Beijing's reputation. AP
