US President Joe Biden meets with senators in the Oval Office of the White House on Thursday to discuss an infrastructure spending plan. Photo: Doug Mills/The New York Times/Bloomberg
US President Joe Biden meets with senators in the Oval Office of the White House on Thursday to discuss an infrastructure spending plan. Photo: Doug Mills/The New York Times/Bloomberg
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Joe Biden says US needs major infrastructure plan to keep pace with China

  • US president says his phone conversation with Xi Jinping lasted ‘two straight hours’
  • ‘If we don’t get moving they’re going to eat our lunch,’ Biden tells lawmakers during White House meeting

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Updated: 10:59am, 18 Feb, 2021

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US President Joe Biden meets with senators in the Oval Office of the White House on Thursday to discuss an infrastructure spending plan. Photo: Doug Mills/The New York Times/Bloomberg
US President Joe Biden meets with senators in the Oval Office of the White House on Thursday to discuss an infrastructure spending plan. Photo: Doug Mills/The New York Times/Bloomberg
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