China, US continue high-level engagement momentum
2023-09-19 09:28:00 source:Global Times
September 18, 2023
Momentum on high-level engagement between the US and China is being maintained as senior Chinese and US officials held multiple rounds of meetings in Malta over the weekend, serving as candid, substantive and constructive strategic communication on stabilizing and improving bilateral relations. Some experts believed that the latest interaction opens possibilities for future interactions between the heads of state of the two countries after Washington made some tactical adjustments in engaging with China by showing some positive gesture and enhancing communication.
Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, met with US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, on Saturday and Sunday, agreeing to maintain high-level exchanges and hold consultations on Asia-Pacific affairs, maritime affairs as well as foreign policy.
The latest rounds of talks between Wang and Sullivan were held after a number of senior US diplomats and officials concluded their trip to China. These include a trip by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in June, US Special Climate Envoy John Kerry's trip to Beijing and a four-day trip by US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in July as well as US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo's visit in late August. Some experts said that the Wang-Sullivan talks served to summarize the results of the high-level engagement between the two countries in recent months, raising questions about which direction the two countries are heading in.
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