Senior US Official Visits China on Anniversary of Tiananmen Square Massacre

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel J. Kritenbrink (left) listens during a meeting with Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Phnom Penh on July 12, 2022. Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP via Getty Images

A senior U.S. diplomat has arrived in China for talks to discuss “key issues in the bilateral relationship” with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials.

The visit by Daniel Kritenbrink, assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, coincides with the 34th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party’s Tiananmen Square Massacre.