US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will meet this week in Zurich (Switzerland) with Yang Jiechi, the Chinese Communist Party’s top diplomacy official, the White House announced on Tuesday (October 5th). Jake Sullivan will also travel to Brussels, to meet with senior officials of European institutions and NATO, as well as to Paris, for a meeting with his French counterpart Emmanuel Bonne, according to a statement.
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After a meeting a month ago between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping, the United States and China are due to have high-level discussions in Zurich, Switzerland on Tuesday, which will be followed by a visit to Brussels and France by the adviser. American national security. The idea is to continue the dialogue between the two superpowers after the telephone interview with the two presidents on September 9. United States “seek to responsibly manage competitionBetween the two countries, according to the White House. Joe Biden repeats regularly that he does not want a conflict with China even if there is no shortage of disputes, whether it is about trade or questions of security.
Strained relations
Jake Sullivan will then work to discuss this interview with the European partners of the United States, according to the White House, and to “reaffirm the importance of transatlantic alliancesFor the United States. He will go to Brussels to meet senior officials of European institutions and NATO, as well as to Paris for a meeting with his French counterpart Emmanuel Bonne, according to a statement.
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Washington is thus sending a message of good will, at a time when some of its allies observe with some concern, even irritation, the way in which the United States is now deploying its diplomatic efforts towards Asia. The relationship between Washington and Paris in particular was damaged after the announcement of a new strategic alliance of the United States with Australia, which caused the French to lose a gigantic submarine contract. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is also in Paris on Tuesday. And Franco-American reconciliation must be sealed by a meeting between Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron at the end of the month.
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