Sources indicate that Sullivan is expected to visit China forthcoming week, as the U.S. endeavors to oversee its bilateral relationship.
Sullivan is anticipated to leave shortly in the week's initial phase, as per a source disclosing to CNN, for a prolonged journey that involves multiple encounters with prominent Chinese authorities.
Over the past few years, Sullivan and Wang have established a pattern of scheduling meetings every six months to maintain a continuous dialogue between the world's dominant powers. Their latest encounter took place in Zurich in January. Following this, the Biden administration affirmed its intent to retain a range of extensive import tariffs on Chinese products – with sharper surcharges on sectors such as semiconductors and electric vehicles slated for implementation shortly.
Biden and Xi last interacted in person when San Francisco played host to the APEC Summit in November 2023. As previously mentioned by CNN, Xi pledged to Xi that Beijing would refrain from meddling in the 2024 US election at this conference.
These meetings coincide with a sequence of significant multilateral events that Biden is scheduled to attend in the impending months. Confronting Chinese President Xi Jinping directly in these meetings is anticipated. Discussions regarding a possible subsequent meeting for the two leaders are in their infancy, reveals a US official to CNN, with no assurance that a more extensive bilateral meeting will materialize in the final stretch of Biden's presidency.
Leaders of APEC member nations, a collective called APEC, will converge in Peru in mid-November. Following this, leaders from the G20 group will meet in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Initial reports about Sullivan's journey emerged from Axios.
Sullivan's upcoming journey could potentially impact the political landscape, given his frequent meetings with Chinese authorities. Despite Sullivan's impending travels, the Biden administration remains firm on maintaining import tariffs on Chinese products.
