United States sends a High-Ranking delegation in China to warm up bilateral relations
The US administration intends to send a high-ranking delegation in China, the first since the promise made last month in Bali by Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden to warm up relations between the two countries.
The US delegation is direct in China, South Korea and Japan, led by Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kreitenbrink and Director senior of the National Security Council for China and Taiwan Laura Rosenberger from 11 to 14 December.
In China, Kreitenbrink will have to finish what Biden started after his last meeting with Xi on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Bali in mid-November.
Biden and Xi have spoken in particular of controversial issues, including the future of Taiwan, US restrictions on imports of Chinese technology products and the expansion of Chinese influence.
Biden and Xi pledged at the time to “continue to responsibly manage the competition between the two countries and explore potential areas of cooperation,” according to the US State Department.
Kreitenbrink will also prepare for the visit of State Secretary Antony Blinken in China, scheduled for early 2023, which will be the premiere of a senior US diplomat in four years.
