US-China Senior Officials Meet in Washington... Likely Discuss November Summit

Senior diplomatic officials from the United States and China met on the 27th (local time) in Washington D.C., the U.S. State Department announced.

Matthew Miller, spokesperson for the U.S. State Department, stated at a regular briefing on the 28th that Daniel Kritenbrink, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, and Sun Weidong, Vice Foreign Minister of China, met at the State Department the previous day. Miller said, "Both sides had candid, in-depth, and constructive consultations on regional issues, including continued efforts to maintain communication channels," adding, "This is one of many follow-up consultations taking place since Secretary of State Tony Blinken's visit to Beijing in June."

Accordingly, expectations have grown that U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold a face-to-face meeting during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in November. Following the surprise meeting between the two countries' top diplomatic and security aides, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Wang Yi, member of the Communist Party Central Political Bureau and Foreign Minister, in Malta, the subsequent deputy-level meeting suggests that discussions about a summit meeting likely took place.

It is also reported that visits to the U.S. by Wang Yi and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng are under discussion.

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