The unreported call took place days before Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen is scheduled to stop in the US. Read more at straitstimes.com.
WASHINGTON – White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan spoke with China’s top diplomat Wang Yi on Friday, people familiar with the matter said, as the two sides look to ease tensions that have continued to build in recent months.Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen is scheduled to stop in the US
The official contact also comes as the Biden administration is looking to arrange a phone call between President Joe Biden and China’s President Xi Jinping. US officials had hoped that would have taken place by now, but China has so far rebuffed efforts to arrange a conversation and the Biden administration now expects it won’t occur until Ms Tsai returns home early next month.
Days later, China rebuffed Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin’s effort to speak with his Chinese counterpart after theEven lower-level ties are fraying. China’s defence attaché in Washington recently declined a request for a lunch meeting with Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence Michael Chase after Mr Chase visited Taiwan, people familiar with the matter said.
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