United States national security adviser Jake Sullivan met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday, Chinese state media reported, a day after the White House said President Joe Biden and Xi would speak by phone “in the coming weeks", APA reports citing NBC News.
Sullivan’s trip to China, his first in the role, comes at a time of rising military tensions between China and U.S. allies in the Asia-Pacific.
The U.S. and China have been seeking to improve communication between their militaries to minimize the risk of conflict in the region.
Earlier Thursday, Sullivan met with Gen. Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of China’s Central Military Commission, in the highest-level public engagement the Biden administration has had with the Chinese military. Their meeting was also the first time a U.S. official had met with a commission vice chair since Defense Secretary Jim Mattis in 2018.
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