US Deputy Secretary of State to visit China for bilateral ties on July 25 and 26 - Spokesperson

Bloomberg: US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will meet Wang Yi next week in Tianjin. We are wondering will it pave any way for future talks involving US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and possibly between President Xi Jinping and President Joe Biden? We are also wondering why the city of Tianjin was chosen as the venue for the talks. Can you shed any light on that? Zhao Lijian: Like we made clear yesterday, the US side proposed to arrange a visit to China by US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman soon to exchange views on China-US relations with the Chinese side. As agreed by both sides, Sherman will visit Tianjin on July 25 and 26. Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng, who is in charge of China-US relations, will hold talks with Sherman. Later, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will meet with Sherman. China will make clear to the US its principled position on developing China-US relations and its firm attitude in safeguarding its sovereignty, security and development interests, a