U.S. officials to talk with foreign ministers visiting China Is it a theme such as a summit meeting?

US Deputy Secretary of State Sherman arrives in China to meet with Foreign Minister Wang Yi and others.

This is the first time a senior State Department official has visited China since the inauguration of the Biden administration, and it is expected that opinions will be exchanged on the realization of a summit meeting as the cold relationship between the United States and China continues.

According to state-owned China Central Television, US Deputy Secretary of State Sherman arrived at the airport in Tianjin on the 25th.

On the evening of the 25th, the NHK interview team confirmed that the convoy that was supposed to carry the people concerned would enter the hotel in the suburbs of Tianjin, which is the meeting place.

This is the first time a senior State Department official has visited China since the inauguration of the Biden administration, and Deputy Secretary of State Sherman will meet with Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Foreign Minister Xie Feng, who is in charge of the United States, on the 26th.

Deputy Secretary Sherman urges us to change our actions on issues such as the South China Sea and human rights, while we would like to cooperate on issues such as North Korea and climate change measures.

On the other hand, China is not giving up on issues such as sovereignty and security, and Foreign Minister Wang said in a meeting with the foreign minister of Pakistan, a friendly country, on the 24th, "If you do not know that the United States will deal with other countries on an equal footing, tell me It is our responsibility to give it to you. "

In this meeting, it will be expected to opinion is exchanged also possible to realize a summit meeting in the first face-to-face by Biden and President Xi Jinping Jintao in accordance with the G20 summit scheduled to be held in Italy in October this year.