National security adviser Jake Sullivan
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“This is our effort to clearly communicate to the Chinese government how the United States intends to proceed at a strategic level, what we believe are our core interests and values, and what our concerns are with its activities,” Sullivan said during a press conference at the White House on Friday.
“I don’t expect, for example, the first phase trade agreement to be a major topic of conversation next week,” he added.
The State Department announced Wednesday that the meeting next week in Anchorage, Alaska, will take place with top Chinese officials. Sullivan and Secretary of State Anthony Blink
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Asked about the meeting during a session of the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday afternoon, Blinken said it was “an important opportunity for us to set out in very frank terms the many concerns we have with the actions and behaviors of Beijing that endangers the security and prosperity and values of the United States and our allies. ”
The meeting is expected to address a number of issues, including the coronavirus pandemic, climate change and China’s behavior in Hong Kong. President Biden
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While the Trump administration and Beijing have maintained a trade war for decades for decades, Sullivan’s statements suggest that taxes will be put back in negotiations with China to move forward.
The United States and China signed a first-stage trade agreement during the Trump administration that set guidelines for Beijing to increase its purchases of U.S. agricultural products, although it is unclear whether these promises have been fulfilled.
The Biden administration has said it is reviewing Trump’s trade policies.