China-U.S. relations have shown some new positive signs of stabilization. From October 26 to 28, Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Foreign Minister, visited the U.S. and was received by President Joe Biden. During the visit, Wang held two rounds of talks with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, met with U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and conversed with representatives of the American strategic and business communities. This was the first visit by a senior Chinese official to the U.S. this year and the second official visit by a Chinese foreign minister after more than seven years since February 2016.
Other China-U.S. interactions also took place in October: On October 24-25, the Economic Working Group and the Financial Working Group between China and the United States, both established in September, held their first online meetings, respectively; on October 29, U.S. military officials attended the 10th Beijing Xiangshan Forum, China’s most important annual international security and defense dialogue platform; and California Governor Gavin Newsom visited China from October 23 to 29. Earlier this year, senior U.S. officials, including Blinken, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Change John Kerry, and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, as well as Senate Majority
