U.S. President Joe Biden met China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday, holding an hour of talks that the White House characterized as a 'good opportunity' in keeping lines of communication open between the two geopolitical rivals.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi looks on, during his meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken , at the State Department in Washington, U.S., October 27, 2023. REUTERS/Elizabeth FrantzWASHINGTON, Oct 27 - U.S. President Joe Biden met China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday, holding an hour of talks that the White House characterized as a "good opportunity" in keeping lines of communication open between the two geopolitical rivals.
"In his view, this was a positive development and a good opportunity to keep the conversation going," Kirby said of Biden's meeting with Wang, which Blinken and U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan also attended. Wang's three-day visit follows a flurry of bilateral diplomatic engagements in recent months, largely at U.S. request, aimed at salvaging what were rapidly deteriorating ties early in the year following the U.S. downing of an alleged Chinese spy balloon.
The trips by Yellen and Raimondo led to new bilateral economic and commercial working groups, which critics worry will only pull U.S. focus away from - and possibly delay - sanctions, export controls and broader measures intended to enhance U.S. competition with China. However, while both Beijing and Washington have spoken about looking for areas where they can work together, and Xi said on Wednesday that China was willing to cooperate on global challenges, experts expect minimal progress.
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