Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will travel to the United States later this week as part of an ongoing effort to repair the two countries’ strained ties amid growing geopolitical crises. Wang will visit Washington from October 26-28 and meet US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan, officials said, after Blinken and other top officials traveled to Beijing in June.
The US is keen to ensure disagreements between Washington and Beijing do not veer into conflict and that they can work together on issues of mutual concern. Other US politicians have traveled to China since Blinken’s visit, with California Governor Gavin Newsom currently in the country to discuss climate change.
We continue to believe that direct face-to-face diplomacy is the best way to raise challenging issues, address misperception and miscommunication, and explore working with the Chinese where our interests intersect,” one official, who briefed reporters on condition of anonymity, told the Reuters news agency.
The meetings are likely to cover a range of issues, including the Israel-Hamas conflict, the Ukraine war, and the escalating tension in the South China Sea, senior administration officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told the Associated Press news agency.
Washington is sending military aid to Israel and Ukraine, while Beijing has grown closer to Russia since the Ukraine war began in February 2022, and has called for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
A second official said the US would “push the Chinese to take a more constructive approach on both”.
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