President Joe Biden said his first phone call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping lasted two hours, during which the two had a “good conversation.” The two sides’ official statements about the call, which took place on the evening of Jan. 10 in the United States, highlighted the leaders’ contrasting positions. The White House readout said Biden expressed “fundamental concerns” about Beijing’s “coercive and unfair” economic practices, tightening grip on Hong Kong, rights abuses in Xinjiang, and assertive actions in the Asian region, including toward Taiwan. Meanwhile, Xi told the United States to “act prudently” on issues the Chinese regime deems its “internal affairs,” such as Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Xinjiang, according to a readout from the regime’s foreign ministry. Biden on Thursday told a bipartisan group of U.S. senators at an Oval Office meeting to discuss the need to upgrade U.S. infrastructure. He also said that the United States must do …