US Sullivan and China’s Wang Yi Meet... Discuss Possibility of Summit Meeting

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Jake Sullivan, the U.S. National Security Advisor, and Wang Yi, the Chinese Foreign Minister, met in Malta on the 17th (local time), Bloomberg News reported, citing U.S. officials.

According to the report, Sullivan and Wang discussed the possibility of a meeting between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping, as well as other issues concerning U.S.-China relations. The two had previously met in Austria last May, where they exchanged talks on Russia's war in Ukraine and the Taiwan issue.

This meeting drew attention especially as it comes amid expectations that President Biden and President Xi will meet at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco this November. President Xi will not attend this week's United Nations General Assembly in New York. Instead, Wang Yi, who was scheduled to attend, plans to visit Moscow to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov rather than attend the UN General Assembly.

The news agency stated, "This meeting between Sullivan and Wang took place at a very critical time for U.S.-China relations," adding, "It has been confirmed that the possibility of a meeting between President Biden and President Xi was on the agenda."

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