WASHINGTON — U.S. and Chinese officials conducted a “substantial discussion” of the Russian war against Ukraine in their first high-level, in-person talks since the invasion, but the White House announced no specific outcomes or agreements.
U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan “raised a range of issues in U.S.-China relations” including the war in a roughly six-hour meeting in Rome with China’s top diplomat, Communist Party Politburo member Yang Jiechi, the White House said in a statement afterward.
“They also underscored the importance of maintaining open lines of communication between the United States and China,” the statement added.
