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US, China top officials hold ‘candid’ talks in Vienna meeting

The White House said National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and China's top diplomat, Wang Yi, discussed a range of topics, including 'cross-Strait issues', a reference to rising tensions over Taiwan [File: Tom Brenner/Reuters]

Top officials from the United States and China have agreed to maintain communication after eight hours of talks over two days in the Austrian capital, according to statements from the White House and the Chinese embassy.

US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi met in Vienna on Wednesday and Thursday with both sides describing the previously unannounced meeting as “candid, substantive and constructive.”

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