US President, National Security Adviser Meet With China’s Top Diplomat Amid Tensions

President Joe Biden told Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi that ’the United States and China must work together to address global challenges.’

China's top diplomat, Wang Yi, answers a question at a press briefing during the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing on Oct. 18, 2023. Wang Zhao/AFP via Getty Images

U.S. President Joe Biden and national security adviser Jake Sullivan met with China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, in Washington on Oct. 27 in a move to keep high-level bilateral talks open amid tense relations.

The talks followed Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s meeting with the Chinese foreign minister, who was on a three-day visit to Washington, which could set the stage for a summit between President Biden and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping next month.