Senior officials from China and the United States held a phone call over the weekend in which they discussed the ongoing war in Ukraine, as well as trade and international security. The call could be an attempt to prepare the way for an anticipated meeting next month of the two nations’ leaders.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi during an Oct. 30 call. Wang was promoted to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) Politburo earlier in the month, making him China’s top-ranking diplomat.
“The Secretary discussed the need to maintain open lines of communication and responsibly manage the U.S.-PRC relationship,” said State Department Spokesperson Ned Price in a statement, using an acronym for communist China’s official name, the People’s Republic of China….