Trying to put the ‘ballon episode’ behind them and keep communications open for the overall sake….
During the meeting, the two diplomats discussed a range of issues, including Chinese surveillance and the country’s alliance with Moscow — topics that have brought diplomatic relations between Beijing and Washington to new lows.
“The secretary made clear the United States will not stand for any violation of our sovereignty,” said State Department spokesman Ned Price, noting that the top U.S. diplomat assailed China’s balloon incursion as an “irresponsible act must never again occur.”….