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China,US National Security Adviser Susan Rice has met Chinese officials for talks that were expected to focus on building consensus ahead of US President Barack Obama’s visit to China in November.
CHINESE state media said Rice’s visit fell at “a particularly critical time when it is of great urgency for the United States to reaffirm its commitment and sincerity to Beijing”.
Before closed talks with State Councillor Yang Jiechi, China’s top diplomat, Rice said Obama had sent her to Beijing “because of the priority he attaches to US-China relations”.
“Having this kind of high-level continuing dialogue is helpful to enable us to sustain and to deepen the type of productive relations and good work that’s necessary for US interests, for China’s interests, and for the interests of the global community,” she said.
Obama was looking forward to “the opportunity to have yet another very important round of bilateral discussions” with the leaders of China and other countries at an Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation summit in November, Rice said.
Her visit follows recent friction after the US administration said a Chinese fighter had made a “dangerous intercept” of a US naval patrol plane over international waters in the South China Sea in late August.
Chinese officials rejected the US accusation and urged the country to phase out its aerial surveillance of waters close to China.
