Washington: A senior US State Department official arrived in Beijing on Sunday( June 4 ) with meetings scheduled for the following week as Washington tries to improve communication with China at a time when relations between the two nations are uncomfortable.
During his visit to China, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink will talk about” key issues in the bilateral relationship ,” according to a statement released by the State Department on Saturday.
Sarah Beran, senior producer for China and Taiwan matters at the White House National Security Council, will join him, according to the statement.
The two largest economies in the world are at odds with one another over a variety of topics, including defense operations in South China Sea and Taiwan and China’s past violations of human rights.
According to the office, Kritenbrink may also travel to New Zealand on June 10 to take part in the US-New Zealand Strategic Dialogue.
The formal meetings for Kritenbrink will start on Monday, according to a State Department spokesman.
According to the voice, Kritenbrink will continue to advocate for women’s basic rights in China and raise human privileges in his meetings while he is in Beijing.
When asked for more information about Kritenbrink’s travel plans, the US embassy in Beijing did not respond right away.
The celebration of the 1989 assault by Chinese soldiers on protesters in and around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, which rights groups claim killed hundreds, if not thousands, of protesters, coincides with the appearance of Kritenbrink.
On Saturday, commemorating the celebration of the onslaught, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said,” The victims’ courage will not be forgotten and continues to inspire activists for these rules around the world.”
In China, discussing the Tiananmen Square assault is prohibited and strongly censored on social media.
The journey by Kritenbrink comes after CIA Director William Burns paid a visit to China next month. Burns” emphasised the importance of maintaining open lines of communication in knowledge programs” in discussions with his Taiwanese counterparts, according to a US standard.
On Saturday, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin chastised China for delaying martial negotiations.
Austin claimed that Beijing’s reluctance to speak undermined efforts to keep the peace in a place where the two rivals are boosting their military might at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Asia, the best security summit in the world.
Following the alleged Chinese detective balloon that allegedly flew through US airspace over delicate military sites and sparked a political crisis, Blinken postponed his planned trip to China in February.
However, the White House has stated that additional efforts are being made to make Blinken’s excursions, as well as those of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, easier. & nbsp,