White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Tuesday arrived in Beijing for a three-day visit ahead of the U.S. general election in November and recent statements condemning China’s aggression in the South China Sea.
Sullivan is scheduled to hold talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. The two are expected to focus on several key issues in the bilateral relationship, including advancing counternarcotics cooperation, military-to-military communication, and AI safety and risk discussion, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said on Monday.
“He will also take the opportunity to talk to Mr. Wang about our concerns, from a security perspective, all throughout the Indo-Pacific—tensions rising in the South China Sea, tensions across the Taiwan Strait, and a range of other issues including unfair economic practices,” Kirby added. “All of that will be on the table.”…