US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink will discuss 'key issues in the bilateral relationship' during his visit to China.
WASHINGTON, D.C, USA – A senior US State Department official will travel to China next week, the department said on Saturday, June 3, as Washington seeks to boost communication with Beijing at a time of tense relations between the two countries.
Ties between the world’s two largest economies are strained over issues ranging from Taiwan and China’s human rights record to military activity in the South China Sea. The visit could see Kritenbrink in Beijing on or near June 4, the anniversary of the 1989 crackdown by Chinese troops on demonstrators in and around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square that rights groups say killed hundreds, if not thousands, of protesters.
Earlier on Saturday Secretary of State Antony Blinken issued a statement marking the anniversary of the crackdown, saying that “The victims’ bravery will not be forgotten and continues to inspire advocates for these principles around the world.”
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