U.S., China Envoys to Hold First In-Person Meeting in Alaska
- Blinken and Sullivan to meet with Yang Jiechi and Wang Yi
- Test of whether areas of agreement can emerge amid tough talk
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will meet with their Chinese counterparts in Alaska next week, the State Department announced Wednesday.
Blinken and Sullivan’s meeting with Yang Jiechi, a member of the ruling Politburo, and Wang Yi, the foreign minister, would represent the highest-level in-person exchange between the two sides since President Joe Biden took office in January. Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by phone on Feb. 10.