Biden’s Adviser Meets Top Chinese Diplomat to Manage Tensions
- Visit comes as tight US election injects uncertainty into ties
- Sullivan’s trip is his first to Beijing while in current role
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US President Joe Biden’s top national security aide Jake Sullivan met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing, as the world’s two largest economies seek to manage their rivalry through dialogue.
Sullivan became the first US national security advisor to visit China since 2016 on Tuesday, as he shook hands with the Asian nation’s top diplomat at a lakeside hotel on the outskirts of the Chinese capital.