China’s president Xi meets US security adviser Sullivan in bid to ease tensions

Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, meets with White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing (Li Xueren/Xinhua via AP)

President Xi Jinping of China met with US national security adviser Jake Sullivan on Thursday in Beijing, on a visit with the stated aim of keeping communications open between the two powers, as the relationship between China and the United States has become increasingly tense in recent years.

Mr Sullivan, on his first trip to China in his capacity as the main adviser to President Joe Biden on US national security issues, also met with senior Chinese officials including foreign minister Wang Yi and a senior general of the Central Military Commission.