Biden's national security adviser holds two days of talks in Malta...

"The White House said Sullivan and Wang discussed the relationship between the two countries, global and regional security issues, Russia's war in Ukraine and the Taiwan Strait."

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"(AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)The Biden administration shot down what was described as a Chinese spy balloon earlier this year."

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"Yet Biden said last Sunday at a news conference in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi that those alliances are not about a "cold war" with China."

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"FILE - White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023."

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"The Chinese government hacked the emails of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo."

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"President Joe Biden recently spoke with Chinese Premier Li Qiang while in India at the Group of 20 summit and told reporters afterward that they had talked about "stability" and "it wasn't confrontational at all."

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""nnBiden has worked to strengthen relations with Japan, South Korea, India, Vietnam and others to counterbalance China's influence across the Pacific Region."

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"Sullivan met in Malta over the past two days with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, the Maltese government said Sunday, Sept. 17, in a statement."

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"Sullivan also met with Malta's prime minister, Robert Abela."

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"The White House said in a statement that Jake Sullivan and Chinese envoy Wang Yi had "candid, substantive and constructive discussions" as the world's two largest economies try "to maintain open lines of communication."

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"President Joe Biden's national security adviser met with China's foreign minister over the past two days on the Mediterranean island nation of Malta in an effort that the White House said Sunday was intended to "responsibly maintain the relationship" at a time of strained ties and mutual suspicion between the rival powers."

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"White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan met in Malta over the past two days with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, the Maltese government said Sunday in a statement."

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