U.S., Chinese officials meet in Malta, discuss Ukraine, other flashpoints

"She was soon followed by John Kerry, the special climate envoy, and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.nn"

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"She was soon followed by John Kerry, the special climate envoy, and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.nn"

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"The American official also said Sullivan stressed that China should not try to aid Russia in its war on Ukraine."

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"Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen went to Beijing soon afterward."

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"When Blinken visited, his aides said that summer trips were part of a series of high-level visits between the countries, the world's two largest economies."

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"A senior White House official told reporters in a telephone briefing Sunday that Sullivan reiterated American concerns about recent Chinese military actions around Taiwan and other coercive activities, and said that any disputes or conflicts must be resolved peacefully."

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"The White House summary also said Sullivan and Wang agreed that the two governments would "pursue additional high-level engagement and consultations in key areas.""

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"Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to Beijing in June for two days of meetings, mainly separate talks with Xi, Wang and Qin, after canceling a trip during the balloon episode in early February."

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"Biden has made an effort since the spy balloon crisis early this year to try to have his top officials engage in high-level diplomacy with counterparts in Beijing to establish a foundation of stability in relations, no matter how slight."

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"In recent weeks, American officials have said they were trying to set up a meeting between President Joe Biden and Xi Jinping, China's leader, on the sidelines of an international summit in San Francisco in November."

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"Jake Sullivan, the national security adviser, met with Wang Yi, the Communist Party's top foreign policy official and China's foreign minister, on Saturday and Sunday, the White House said in its summary of the talks."

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"Instead, they have been focused on trying to set up a potential fall meeting between Biden and Xi, which would take place on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders' summit in November."

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