President Joe Biden met Friday with China’s top diplomat
DIDI TANG and MATTHEW LEEChinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, center, during a bilateral meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the State Department in Washington, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. WASHINGTON — — , a conversation that’s viewed as the precursor to a potential sit-down with Chinese President Xi Jinping next month.
Biden had been widely expected to talk with Wang, a reciprocal action after Xi met with Secretary of State Antony Blinken in June. In its readout, the State Department said the two men addressed “areas of difference” and “areas of cooperation,” while Blinken “reiterated that the United States will continue to stand up for our interests and values and those of our allies and partners.”
U.S. officials believe the Chinese have considerable leverage with Iran, which is a major backer of Hamas. During his three-day trip to Washington, Wang also is expected to discuss Taiwan, a self-governed island that Beijing considers to be part of Chinese territory. Beijing vows to seize it by force if necessary, but Washington, which has a security pact with Taiwan, opposes the use of force.
“His visit is most likely about nailing down the agenda and negotiating potential deliverables,” Kennedy said.
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