US national security adviser Jake Sullivan has told Chinese leaders that Kamala Harris is committed to “responsibly managing” the relationship between Washington and Beijing if she wins the presidential election in November.
The comments from Sullivan, who on Thursday met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, are intended to reassure Chinese policymakers that Harris would not take a more hostile approach to the relationship than US President Joe Biden.
After meeting Xi, Sullivan said that Harris “shares President Biden’s view that responsibly managing this competition so that it doesn’t veer into conflict or confrontation is essential”.