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US, Chinese, Russian officials meet

JAKARTA: US Vice President Kamala Harris, Chinese premier Li Qiang and Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov attended an East Asia summit in Indonesia on Thursday, offering an opportunity for direct, high-level diplomacy between the rivals.

The meeting brought Washington and Beijing into contact a day after Premier Li Qiang warned major powers must manage their differences to avoid a 'new Cold War,' and ahead of the G20 summit in New Delhi this week where Chinese President Xi Jinping will be absent.