China’s top diplomat visits Washington to help stabilize ties and perhaps set up a Biden-Xi summit

By DIDI TANG and MATTHEW LEE
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — China’s top diplomat is meeting high-level U.S. officials, possibly including President Joe Biden, on a highly watched visit to Washington. The three-day visit by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi could help stabilize U.S.-China ties by facilitating a summit between Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Wang met Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday afternoon, shortly after he landed and quickly raised hopes that the relationship can be steadied. Before going into their closed-door meeting, Wang said China would seek consensus and cooperation to “push the relationship as soon as possible back to the track of healthy, stable and sustainable development.”