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"During the new round of meetings, (Wang) will state China's
position on China-U.S. relations, including the Taiwan issue,
and exchange views with the U.S. side on international and
regional issues of common interest," a Chinese foreign ministry
spokesperson told reporters at a regular press conference.
The officials will meet on Friday and Saturday, a little more
than two months after U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese
President Xi Jinping met for about four hours on the sidelines
of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San
Francisco.
Biden and Xi agreed to open a presidential hotline, resume
military-to-military communications, and work to curb fentanyl
production, but remained at odds over Taiwan, which China claims
as its own territory over the strong objections of the Taipei
government.
"This meeting continues the commitment by both sides at the
November 2023 Woodside Summit between President Biden and
President Xi to maintain strategic communication and responsibly
manage the relationship," Adrienne Watson, spokesperson for the
White House National Security Council, said in a statement.
Sullivan, who reports directly to Biden, met with Thailand's
Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and Deputy Prime Minister
Parnpree Bahiddha-nukara on Friday, according to a statement
from the Thai foreign ministry.
Both sides discussed cooperation on security, clean energy,
trade, and the crisis in Myanmar during the meeting.
(Reporting by Andrea Shalal, Eric Beech and Dan Whitcomb in
Washington, Liz Lee and Joe Cash in Beijing; Editing by Tom
Hogue and Jan Harvey)
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