Top officials in the Biden administration plan to meet with their Chinese counterparts in Alaska this month.
The State Department said on Wednesday that Secretary of State Antony Blinken and President Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, will fly to Anchorage, Alaska, on March 18, where they will meet with Wang Yi, China’s foreign minister, and Chinese Politburo member Yang Jiechi.
“The meeting will take place following Secretary Blinken’s meetings with two of our closest regional allies in Tokyo and Seoul. Secretary Blinken and NSA Sullivan will discuss a range of issues with the PRC,” State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a statement. “Secretary Blinken will return to Washington, D.C., on March 19.”
Price added in a Wednesday tweet that the four will discuss “a range of issues, including those we disagree on.”
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The meeting will follow Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s first visit to Japan and South Korea next week. They are expected to attend the U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee in Japan and a U.S.-ROK Foreign and Defense Ministerial in South Korea.
The trips will mark the first overseas trip for Blinken and Sullivan in their new administration roles.
Biden has so far signaled a less confrontational stance toward China than what was adopted by former President Donald Trump at the end of his administration. Blinken said last week that America’s approach to the Chinese government will be “competitive when it should be, collaborative when it can be, and adversarial when it must be.”
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The Washington Examiner reached out to the State Department for more information about the trip and what specific topics will be discussed.
