U.S. Secretary of State Brinken spoke by phone with China's new foreign minister, Qin Gang, and is believed to have confirmed the importance of continuing dialogue between the United States and China.
US Secretary of State Brinken announced on Twitter on the 1st that he had a phone call with Qin Gang, who was appointed as China's new foreign minister on December 30.
The meeting coincided with the departure of Mr. Qin, who had served as China's ambassador to the United States until he became foreign minister.
Blinken said, "We discussed US-China relations and maintaining dialogue."
In addition to the ongoing conflict between the United States and China over Taiwan and other countries, on December 21, an American Air Force reconnaissance plane and a Chinese military fighter plane approached to a distance of about 6 meters over the South China Sea, leading to an unintended collision. There are also concerns about
For this reason, it seems that Secretary Brinken confirmed the importance of continuing dialogue at the meeting.
In addition, Secretary Brinken is making arrangements for a visit to China early this year, and it seems that this telephone talk is also aimed at improving the environment for the visit to China.