The White House confirmed that US President Joe Biden is interested in talking again with Chinese President Xi Jinping - who is currently visiting Russia - and that 3 ministers in the US administration are looking forward to visiting Beijing.
White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters on Monday that a possible phone conversation between the US president and his Chinese counterpart would take place at the "most appropriate time" and said it had not yet been agreed.
Kirby stressed the importance of keeping lines of communication open between the two sides, especially in light of extremely high tensions.
Biden held his first meeting with his Chinese counterpart in November 2022 on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia.
The National Security Council spokesman also said the administration was currently "actively discussing" with Beijing the possibility of a visit by Finance Secretary Janet Yellen and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo to China "to discuss economic matters."
Kirby also confirmed that the planned visit of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was postponed and not canceled, adding: "We still want him to go to Beijing."
In February, the US secretary of state backed out of his planned visit to China at the last minute after the US spotted in its airspace a Chinese balloon that it said was spying while Beijing said it was a research balloon that had gone astray.
Tensions between the two sides have escalated since then, as well as differences in several files, and there have recently been US warnings to China against providing military support to Russia in its war in Ukraine, which Beijing denies.
Washington is currently following Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Russia, which began on Monday and lasts 3 days.
On Taiwan, China's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday expressed firm opposition to "any form of official exchanges between Taiwan and the United States."
This came after US officials spoke of an expected unofficial visit by Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen to the United States as part of a foreign trip.
Officials cautioned against Beijing using the expected visit as a pretext to step up its activity in the Taiwan Strait.