China's Foreign Minister Holds Talks with US Secretary of State, Hints at Challenges Ahead for Xi-Biden Summit

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi has suggested that the road to a summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden will not be smooth, following recent discussions between Wang and Biden in Washington. The two countries have engaged in a flurry of diplomatic engagements aimed at improving bilateral ties, but Wang emphasized that the journey to the summit will not be on "autopilot" and hinges on the U.S. showing sufficient sincerity. He called for both sides to return to the consensus achieved during their last meeting in Bali and to address various differences and contradictions. Discussions also covered military interaction, finance, science and technology, China's investment environment, and global crises.