US National Security Adviser Meets With CCP Leader to Steady Bilateral Ties

Jake Sullivan and Xi Jinping discussed issues including Taiwan, the South China Sea, and Russia’s war in Ukraine, according to the White House.

U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing on Aug. 29, 2024. ADEK BERRY/AFP via Getty Images

U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan met with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping on the third and final day of a rare visit to Beijing after holding talks with a senior Chinese military official on the same day.

Sullivan’s visit to Beijing is the first such trip by a U.S. national security adviser in eight years. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen made similar visits earlier this year.