BEIJING — United States National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan arrived in Beijing on Tuesday to meet top diplomat Wang Yi for tense talks, as China found itself embroiled in fresh security rows with key American allies Japan and the Philippines.
On Monday, US treaty ally Japan scrambled fighters after a Chinese military aircraft's incursion into its airspace, which Tokyo called a 'serious violation' of its sovereignty.And the Philippines' defense chief Gilbert Teodoro Jr. on Tuesday accused Beijing of being the 'biggest disruptor' of peace in Southeast Asia following a week of confrontations between the two countries' ships near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea .
White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan is welcomed by Chinese Foreign Ministry official Yang Tao and United States Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns upon arriving at the VIP terminal of the Beijing Capital International Airport in China’s capital Beijing on Aug. 27, 2024. EPA PHOTOSullivan's plane landed at Beijing's Capital Airport just before 2 p.m.
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