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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.

cnbc.com
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