.China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) shakes hands along with US National Security Specialist Jake Sullivan at Yanqi Pond in Beijing on August 27, 2024. u00c2 Ng Han Guan|Afp|Getty ImagesBEIJING u00e2 $" U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese Head Of State Xi Jinping are actually set to communicate over the phone in "happening weeks," the White Property stated Wednesday.The news came in the middle of U.S. national security advisor Jake Sullivan's vacation to Beijing today to meet Wang Yi, China's top diplomat.Both edges said their armed forces forerunners would certainly also keep a call in the near future.Chin included that plans for the 2nd sphere of U.S.-China talks on artificial intelligence are actually underway. The White Residence kept in mind John Podesta, senior advisor to the head of state for global weather plan, will quickly journey to China, without pointing out a date.In authorities readouts of Sullivan's excursion, the two nations preserved their postures on technology restrictions, Taiwan, the South China Ocean and Ukraine.Biden is actually not running for reelection in November hereafter summertime, transferring the nomination to his vice president, Kamala Harris. The White Home declaration did certainly not name the head of states, as an alternative it noted prepare for a "leader-level call." The Chinese edge's statement used its own typical foreign language of "pair of presidents," as well as said both edges were going over "a brand new sphere of interaction," depending on to a CNBC translation of the Chinese.Biden and also Xi held a nearly two-hour phone call in early April, after both leaders had complied with in November 2023 on the side projects of a summit in Woodside, California.High-level communication between the globe's 2 most extensive economic conditions have not been very easy in the last few years in the middle of heightened tensions and Covid-19 regulations. Then-U.S. Sound Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's trip to Taiwan in August 2022 and a prominent "balloon happening" in February 2023 had further extended their connection, putting on hold some planned talks.First U.S. protection adviser see since 2016Sullivan got here in Beijing Tuesday, finished up 2 times of conferences along with Wang on Wednesday and also is actually readied to depart Thursday. This is his very first trip to China as national protection consultant, regardless of numerous meetings along with Wang in current years.The final formal vacation to China through a commander in chief's national surveillance consultant remained in 2016, when Susan Rice took a trip to Beijing under the Obama administration.While the result of November's presidential election remains unclear, being tough on Beijing is actually an uncommon problem that each U.S. political parties agree on.Harris' present nationwide security advisor, Phil Gordon, pointed out in May at a Council on Foreign Relations event that the "China challenge" is actually much higher than Taiwan, as well as needs making certain that Beijing "does not have the enhanced modern technology, intelligence and also military abilities that can challenge us.".