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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang held "frank" and "direct" talks in Beijing on Sunday, the State Department said, as the United States and China seek to stabilize bilateral relations amid rising tensions.
During the seven-and-a-half-hour meeting at the Diaoyutai Government Villa in Beijing, Mr. Qin accepted an invitation to visit the United States.
It was also agreed on more visits by the representatives of the two countries.
In addition, the two sides will continue to work on several issues "at the working group level," a senior State Department official said.
After Mr. Blinken's one-on-one meetings with Mr. Qin, they had a working dinner on Sunday at the Diaoyutai Government Villa.
"The Secretary made clear that the United States will always protect the interests and values of the American people and work with allies and partners to advance our vision of a world that is free, open, and supportive of the rule of law." internationally accepted," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said in a statement.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is the first US top diplomat to visit China since 2018, for meetings with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, Chinese top diplomat Wang Yi, and possibly Chinese President Xi Jinping.
US officials, speaking to US reporters after Sunday's meetings, declined to say whether Mr Blinken would eventually meet with President Xi or when Minister Qin is expected to come to Washington.
In February, Mr. Blinken canceled his trip to Beijing after a Chinese spy balloon entered US airspace.
The Chinese assistant foreign minister, who attended the meeting, tweeted a photo of the meeting between the two officials, writing that he hoped the meeting would restore relations between the two countries to the point the two presidents agreed upon when they met in Bali. .
The DASH spokesperson said that "The US Secretary underlined the importance of diplomacy in keeping communication channels open to reduce the risk of misunderstandings and misjudgments".
According to senior US officials, the main issues on the agenda during Mr. Blinken's meetings in Beijing on Sunday and Monday include regional security, the fight against drug use and trafficking, climate change, global macroeconomic stability, Americans illegally detained in China , as well as exchanges between the American and Chinese people./voa
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