South China Morning Post

US, Chinese diplomats meet in Beijing to discuss maritime issues including South China Sea

In a sign of a slight thaw in relations, senior officials from the United States and China engaged in talks in Beijing to discuss maritime issues in the disputed South China and East China seas. The meeting, ahead of the scheduled encounter between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden, involved Mark Lambert, the US State Department’s China coordinator, and Hong Liang, China’s..

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