US won't accept China's preconditions while pursuing talks

Derek Chollet, Counselor of the U.S Department of State. [VOA]

The United States would not accept preconditions set by the People's Republic of China while pursuing open lines of communication with Beijing, a senior State Department official told VOA on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, the official said there is not much indication that China is willing to use its influence over Russia to end its war on Ukraine.