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A high-level US delegation will travel to China next week to
follow up on President Joe Biden’s recent talks with Chinese
counterpart Xi Jinping and prepare for Secretary of State Antony
Blinken’s visit there early next year, the US State Department said
on Saturday, Trend
reports citing Al Arabiya.
The US announcement follows comments by a senior White House
official that China wants stabilized relations with the United
States in the short term as it faces domestic economic challenges
and pushback in Asia to its assertive diplomacy.
Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Daniel Kritenbrink and National Security Council Senior Director
for China and Taiwan Laura Rosenberger will travel to China, South
Korea and Japan from December 11-14, the State Department said in a
statement.
US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping engaged
in blunt talks over Taiwan and North Korea on the sidelines of the
G20 summit in Indonesia in mid-November, a meeting aimed at
preventing strained US-China ties from spilling into a new Cold
War.
The two leaders pledged more frequent communications at a time
of simmering differences also on human rights, Russia’s invasion of
Ukraine and economic issues.
The State Department said the delegation will follow up on the
meeting “to continue responsibly managing the competition between
our two countries and to explore potential areas of cooperation”
and will also lay the groundwork for Blinken’s visit.
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