WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President-elect JD Vance met with Chinese language Vice President Han Zheng on Sunday, at some point earlier than he and President-elect Donald Trump will likely be sworn into workplace.
Vance and Han mentioned an array of matters together with fentanyl, balancing commerce and regional stability, the Trump-Vance transition staff stated in an announcement.
Trump invited Chinese language President Xi Jinping to attend the inauguration after profitable final 12 months’s presidential election. Xi has despatched Han in his place.
Vance’s assembly with Han follows a latest cellphone name between Trump and Xi. In the course of the name, the 2 leaders mentioned points together with TikTok, commerce and Taiwan.
It was the primary identified cellphone name between the pair since Trump’s election in November.
The Wall Avenue Journal reported on Saturday that Trump has advised advisers he desires to journey to China after he takes workplace.
If the journey occurs, it will mark his second go to to China as president. Trump traveled to Beijing in 2017 throughout a visit to Asia the place he visited a number of different international locations.
