Senior US Officials Meet China’s Vice Foreign Minister

Among the issues discussed were Russia’s war in Ukraine, challenges in the Middle East, efforts to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula, and counternarcotics.

Kurt Campbell, then U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, speaks at a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Dec. 13, 2012. Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images

White House Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and the deputy national security adviser, Jon Finer, met with Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu in Washington on May 30 amid tensions over Taiwan and Ukraine.

In a readout, the White House said Mr. Finer and Mr. Ma had a “candid and constructive conversation.” The two discussed various issues, including Russia’s war in Ukraine, challenges in the Middle East, efforts to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula, and counternarcotics.