Top US, Chinese national security figures hold 'candid' talks

Top US, Chinese national security figures hold ‘candid’ talks

Jake Sullivan, one of President Biden’s closest aides, and Yang Jiechi, who is also the director of the office of the foreign affairs commission in China, have emerged as the two central figures in continued high-level engagement between the two countries

Top US, Chinese national security figures hold ‘candid’ talks

The top Chinese and US security advisers have held lengthy talks, with both sides describing them as "candid" following days of acrimonious exchanges over Taiwan and other flashpoint issues.

Top US, Chinese national security figures hold 'candid' talks - International

The top Chinese and US security advisers have held lengthy talks, with both sides describing them as "candid" following days of acrimonious exchanges over Taiwan and other flashpoint issues.

Top US, Chinese national security figures hold 'candid' discussions

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met with his Chinese counterpart on Monday, the White House said, describing their lengthy exchange as a "candid" attempt to "manage the dynamic" between the…

Top US, Chinese National Security Figures Hold 'Candid' Talks

The top Chinese and US security advisers have held lengthy talks, with both sides describing them as "candid" following days of acrimonious exchanges over Taiwan and other flashpoint issues

Top US, Chinese national security figures hold 'candid' talks

The top Chinese and US security advisers have held lengthy talks, with both sides describing them as "candid" following days of acrimonious exchanges over Taiwan and other flashpoint issues. Readouts of the meeting in Luxembourg on Monday were toned down compared with last week, when China's defence minister warned his country would not "hesitate to start a war" over Taiwan, while the US defense secretary blasted Beijing's "provocative, destabil…