The White House on Monday said diplomatic channels between the United States and China will not only stay open, but may “potentially expand” after President Biden met with President Xi.
Kirby noted that officials are working through"the modalities of how those channels are going to stay open."last month met with Xi at the G-20 summit in Indonesia in an effort to keep the"lines of communication open" following years of tensions between the United States and China – and warnings from top U.S. government officials that China poses the greatest national security threat to the country.
Blinken said last month he will travel to China early next year to discuss bilateral issues and maintain open lines of communication following Biden and Xi's meeting. China had suspended communications with the United States on key international issues over the summer in retaliation for the congressional delegation visit to Taiwan led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. At the time, the Chinese Communist Party announced it canceled all discussions of climate change, drug networks and military action with the United States.
"There are still tensions. There are still things we do not agree with the Chinese about," Kirby said at the time, noting that the United States and China need to"balance" their competing agendas.
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