A State Department spokesman stated on the 18th that Secretary of State Brinken met with Politburo member Wang Yi, who oversees international affairs in China, in Munich, southern Germany, the place he was visiting.
It was the primary time that senior international coverage officers from the 2 nations met face-to-face because the United States and China continued to tussle over a Chinese balloon that was shot down by American forces after flying over the mainland.
The American facet has repeatedly emphasised the significance of sustaining dialogue with the intention to keep away from unintended clashes between the 2 nations, and a focus has been centered on whether or not the 2 folks attending the identical worldwide convention will contact one another regionally.