Confidential conversation between US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and China’s top diplomat

Bloomberg indicated that the contact took place shortly before Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s visit to the United States, against the backdrop of escalating tensions between the two countries.

President of Taiwan in the United States

Tsai Ing-wen is scheduled to stop in New York on Wednesday and Thursday on her way to Guatemala and Belize, and a week later a visit to California, where she will perform, among other things. In the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. According to media reports, the Taiwanese president will meet with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

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Referring to Tsai Ing-wen’s “transit” through the United States, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said on Tuesday that it was private and unofficial and there were no plans to meet with US officials. Despite this, the Chinese Foreign Ministry lodged an official protest against the Taiwanese president’s visit.

source:
PAP, Bloomberg

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