CHINESE Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng held talks with US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink, and Laura Rosenberger, senior director for China affairs of the White House National Security Council, in the city of Langfang, Hebei province on December 11 and 12. The two sides held multifaceted and wide-covering discussion on implementing the consensus reached by the Chinese and US presidents in Bali, Indonesia, advancing consultations on the guiding principles of China-US relations, properly handling major sensitive issues in bilateral relations such as the Taiwan question, as well as the strengthening of exchanges at all levels, and cooperation in certain fields. Both sides agreed that the talks were frank, in-depth and constructive, and they will maintain communication.

It is the first high-level US delegation to Beijing since the leaders of the two countries pledged to make efforts to repair bilateral relations at the Group of 20 summit in Bali in November. According to the US State Department, the visit will also prepare for Secretary of State Antony Blinken's planned early 2023 trip to China. It can be said that China trip of Kritenbrink and Rosenberger are the most recent progress made by the two sides in following up and implementing the consensus reached by the two heads of state.