US national security adviser arrives in China for Beijing talks

Jake Sullivan (second right) is welcomed by Yang Tao (centre left) and Nicholas Burns (left) upon arriving at Beijing Capital International Airport (Ng Han Guan Pool/AP/PA)

A top White House official has arrived in China for talks on a relationship that has been severely tested during President Joe Biden’s term in office.

Jake Sullivan, the national security adviser, was greeted at Beijing Capital International Airport on Tuesday by Yang Tao, the Chinese foreign ministry’s chief for the North American and Oceanian department, and US ambassador to China Nicholas Burns.