U.S., China Hold Constructive Talks Ahead of Potential Biden-Xi Meeting

China's foreign minister Wang Yi and U.S. national security advisor Jake Sullivan met in Malta over the weekend ahead of a possible Xi-Biden meeting.
The talks were characterized as candid, substantive and constructive by both sides.
Wang and Sullivan discussed issues like security, Ukraine, North Korea, and Taiwan.
The disappearances of two former Chinese ministers were not on the agenda.
The meeting comes after recent high-level U.S. visits to Beijing and before Wang's meeting with Russia's Lavrov.

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