VOA Exclusive: Blinken to Meet Veteran Chinese Diplomat Liu Before Taiwan Election

FILE - Liu Jianchao, who heads the Chinese Communist Party’s international department, speaks during a session of the World Peace Forum in Beijing on July 2, 2023. Liu will meet with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Jan. 12, 2024 — the day before Taiwan holds elections.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken plans to meet with veteran Chinese diplomat Liu Jianchao in Washington on Friday, a day before Taiwan’s election, as the United States continues to caution China against using the election as a pretext for instability.