U.S. Secretary of State Brinken said that the timing of his visit to China, which was discussed at the first face-to-face U.S.-China summit on November 14, would be early next year. Starting with an early visit, I would like to lead to the resumption and expansion of dialogue at the high-level level.
At the summit meeting between President Biden of the United States and President Xi Jinping of China, which was held face-to-face for the first time on November 14, after the meeting, President Biden agreed to continue dialogue between the governments, and Secretary of State Brinken visited China. I also agree with you.
Regarding this, Secretary Brinken held a meeting on the evening of the 17th in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, where the summit meeting of the APEC = Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Conference will be held, and said, "In order to promote productive discussions at the US-China summit meeting, President Biden will announce next year's meeting. I was instructed to visit China as soon as possible," he said, adding that he expects to visit China early next year.
After that, Secretary Brinken said, ``The visit is to strengthen the channel of dialogue.We will continue the discussions that President Biden has had on bilateral, regional, and global issues.''
Dialogue between the two countries has stalled following the visit of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan in August this year. I would like to lead to the resumption and expansion of dialogue in the United States.