Amid the fierce exchanges between the United States and China over ballooning, the U.S. government has announced that Secretary of State Brinken will attend an international security conference in Germany in February, and attention will be focused on whether he will meet with Chinese officials. .
With regard to the Chinese balloon that flew over the mainland of the United States, the United States said that it was for reconnaissance purposes, and Secretary of State Brinken postponed a visit to China scheduled for early February. China and the United States are strongly opposed to shooting down the balloon, claiming that "an American balloon is illegally flying in China's airspace."
Under these circumstances, the US State Department announced on the 15th that Secretary of State Brinken will attend the Munich Security Conference, which will be held for three days from February 17th in Munich, southern Germany.
China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on February 13 that Wang Yi, a member of the Politburo who oversees foreign affairs in the Communist Party, will attend the meeting.
While the U.S. government has said it has no plans to hold talks between Secretary Brinken and Mr. Wang at the time of the Munich Security Conference, it places importance on dialogue with China. I'm assuming.
For this reason, attention will be paid to whether Secretary Brinken and Mr. Wang will meet at the meeting and create an environment for a visit to China.