A delegation of senior US officials left for China on Sunday for a trip that is part of the effort to restore relations adopted last month by the presidents of both countries, Xi Jinping and Joe Biden, the US government said. United States.
US Deputy Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink will join National Security Council Senior Director for China and Taiwan Laura Rosenberger on the trip, which runs through Dec. 14.
Both will visit China, South Korea and Japan.
In China, Kritenbrink will elaborate on the contents of the meeting between Biden and Xi in Indonesia last month, where both leaders promised to “continue to responsibly manage the competition” between the two powers “and explore potential areas of cooperation”. American said.
In a statement, the ministry added that Kritenbrink would also prepare for Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to China in early 2023, the first by a top US diplomat in four years, AFP news agency reported. .
The United States and China, the world’s two largest economies, commit more resources than any other nation to their military forces and are locked in fierce strategic competition.
Meeting on the Indonesian island of Bali, leaders from both countries discussed current issues, including the future of Taiwan, US restrictions on Chinese imports of high technology and China’s moves to expand its influence across the globe. world.
Biden left the meeting with Xi proclaiming that a Cold War was unnecessary, while Xi told Biden that the two countries “share more, not less, common interests.” telam.
