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China-US ties: Beijing and Washington diplomats overseeing Asian affairs meet in sign of more open communication
- Foreign vice-minister Sun Weidong meets assistant secretary of state Daniel Kritenbrink in Washington for ‘candid, in-depth and constructive consultation’
- Kritenbrink says US is ‘trying to ensure that countries have the ability to make their own sovereign decisions’
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Two senior Chinese and US diplomats held an “in-depth” exchange on regional issues in Washington, the latest sign that both sides are engaging in more open channels of communications.
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Sun Weidong, China’s vice-foreign minister for Asia, met Daniel Kritenbrink, US assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs in Washington, the US State Department said in a statement on Thursday night.
The talks were held as a Chinese trade council warned future high-level meetings could be at risk from a US executive order curbing investment in sensitive technologies in China.
The two diplomats in charge of their nations’ Asian affairs held a “candid, in-depth and constructive consultation on regional issues as part of continuing efforts to maintain open lines of communication,” the statement said.
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They discussed issues related to Taiwan, the most contentious issue in US-China relations.
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