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U.S., China Senior Officials Meet in Tentative Effort to Restart Ties

Official accounts of the meeting outline strains between Washington and Beijing

U.S. diplomats have been working to counter Beijing’s influence in ports that increase its economic power and could potentially be used for spying and military purposes. Illustration/Photo: Michael Tabb

WASHINGTON—National security adviser Jake Sullivan held previously unannounced talks with his Chinese counterpart in Vienna, as Washington and Beijing try to reset high-level contacts and keep relations from further spiraling downward. 

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