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Chinese Communist Party liaison chief meets Biden security aide to explain Taiwan ‘red line’
- Liu Jianchao, head of international liaison for the Communist Party, is highest-ranking Chinese official to visit the US since Xi-Biden summit
- Observer says busy overseas schedule shows Liu may be sharing the burden of Foreign Minister Wang Yi, whom he is widely expected to succeed
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A veteran Chinese diplomat has met a top security aide of US President Joe Biden to reiterate Beijing’s positions on Taiwan and the South China Sea.
Liu Jianchao, head of international liaison for China’s ruling Communist Party, met US deputy national security adviser Jonathan Finer in Washington on Wednesday, according to official statements from both sides.
The meeting came just days ahead of presidential elections in Taiwan, and with Beijing and Manila at loggerheads over territorial disputes in the South China Sea.
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“The two sides had candid and constructive discussions,” a statement from the White House said. This included “challenges in the Middle East, Russia’s war against Ukraine, and cross-strait issues”, where Finer “stressed the importance of peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and in the South China Sea”.
The two sides also “reaffirmed support for continued high-level diplomacy and interactions” between the US and China, and discussed cooperation to combat drug trafficking.
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