WASHINGTON: The US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and the Chinese senior most diplomat Wang Yi met in Washington.
The two rival diplomats are discussing how the two economic giants can settle differences and pave the way for the leaders’ meetup next month.
Wang to meet other US officials
According to a Reuters report, the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will be meeting other US officials including the US President Joe Biden in the coming days.
Wang met with Anthony Blinken after arriving at the State Department late on Thursday.
Mr. Wang is expected to meet U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on the same day.
Biden-Xi to meet next month
The objective of the meeting is to prepare for an expected Xi-Biden meetup at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation In November.
The summit will take place in San Francisco, but China is yet to confirm whether the President Xi Jinping will attend the summit.
