Senior officials from China and the United States held a phone call over the weekend in which they discussed the ongoing war in Ukraine, as well as trade and international security. The call could be an attempt to prepare the way for an anticipated meeting next month of the two nations’ leaders.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi during an Oct. 30 call. Wang was promoted to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) Politburo earlier in the month, making him China’s top-ranking diplomat.
