(VOVWORLD) -White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said Monday that Washington and Beijing are discussing visits to China by US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.
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US-China ties have been tense since the beginning of the year. Secretary of State Antony Blinken canceled his visit to Beijing in February after a Chinese spy balloon entered US airspace.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy last week met with Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen in California, a meeting strongly condemned by China.
Spokesperson Kirby said the US hopes to put the bilateral relationship back on a better footing.