The White House announced on Sunday that U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan will travel to Rome on Monday to meet with his Chinese counterpart
The White House announced on Sunday that U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan will travel to Rome on Monday to meet with his Chinese counterpart. National Security Council spokeswoman Emily Horne said in a statement that Sullivan will speak to Chinese Communist Party Politburo Member and Director of China's Foreign Affairs Commission Yang Jiechi as part of the United States' "ongoing efforts to maintain open lines of communication" between the two countries. Said Horne:"The two sides will discuss ongoing efforts to manage the competition between our two countries and discuss the impact of Russia's war against Ukraine on regional and global security." Horne added that while in Rome, Sullivan will also meet with Luigi Mattiolo, diplomatic adviser to the Italian prime minister, "to continue coordinating a storong, united international response to President Putin's war of choice." Sullivan's visit comes as U.S. officials have c
Sullivan said Washington was watching closely to see to what extent Beijing provided economic or material support to Russia, and would impose consequences if that occurred.