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The top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi will meet US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday as officials gather in Indonesia for ASEAN meetings, the State Department said.
Wang is representing China at the Jakarta meetings involving the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and partner countries after Beijing said Foreign Minister Qin Gang would not attend due to health reasons.
Blinken met Qin and Wang in Beijing last month, marking the first visit to China by a US secretary of state in five years, which was aimed at bringing stability to intense rivalry between the superpowers. US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visited China earlier this month and climate envoy John Kerry is about to visit next week.