US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will discuss Russia’s war in Ukraine with Chinese officials during a February 5-6 trip to China, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said on Tuesday.
Kirby told reporters that talks on a number of issues, including the two countries’ militaries and climate change, were sidelined when China protested a visit to Taiwan last August by then-Speaker of the House of Representatives. from the United States, Nancy Pelosi.
Blinken will seek to “restore and/or reinvigorate” conversations on these issues, Kirby said.
“I know you’re looking forward to addressing all of those issues, and of course the war in the Ukraine will be among those issues that we can expect the secretary to bring up while he’s there,” Kirby said.