U.S. Says No Plans to Reopen Consulates With Biden-Xi Summit
- White House denies report that consulate reopenings are near
- U.S. seeking dialogue on nuclear weapons, which China opposes
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The U.S. and China are not considering reopening shuttered consulates in each country, the White House said Friday, after a report that said the move was under consideration as part of an upcoming virtual meeting between President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
“The meeting is part of our ongoing efforts to responsibly manage the competition between our countries, not about seeking specific deliverables,” Dean Lieberman, a spokesman for the U.S. National Security Council, said in a statement.