imean, i mean, could we expect or could we have expected warmer words? ~ ., could we have expected warmer words? ~ ~ ., , words? well, i think in many wa s words? well, i think in many ways the _ words? well, i think in many ways the most _ words? well, i think in many ways the most significant - words? well, i think in many. ways the most significant thing here was the conversation in itself, the fact that there was a phone call, the leaders of the world's two biggest superpowers had not spoken for almost seven months. now on the us side they said the talks were candid but respectful and on china's sybase at conversation was brought, candid, in—depth and strategic. it was not a groundbreaking call, nothing concrete was achieved, but it wasn't really the purpose. a few interesting things emerged, with both sides agreed to stay in much more regular contact and we know president biden was getting a bit frustrated with the lack of communication with china and both sides went through long periods of not talking to each other, especially during the trump administration, and secondly president xi said it