The administration is not planning to recreate outdated structures and mechanisms from an earlier period in the bilateral relationship and is not interested in dialogue just for dialogue's sake, but does see value in launching and shepherding a select number of working-level consultations in discrete, carefully chosen areas.

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Speaker

Jake Sullivan

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We're not planning to recreate the now-outdated structures and mechanisms from an earlier period in the bilateral relationship. And we're definitely not interested in dialogue just for dialogue's sake. But we do see value in launching and shepherding a select number of working-level consultations in discrete, carefully chosen areas to advance our interests and achieve results.

Source

The Future of U.S.-China RelationsCouncil on Foreign Relations
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:11:50 PM

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