#shorts On 7/25/2023, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “Back in February — so now almost six months ago — the President United States said, “I’m going to be speaking” — or perhaps even meeting — “with President Xi soon.” Now one of the highest diplomats in the Chinese government has obviously been removed, dismissed. There is a new veteran diplomat in his place. Does that impact in any way any meeting that would take place between the President and his colleagues, given Antony Blinken and others have been there recently? What is the status of that meeting that is now almost six months after the President said it would happen soon?

KJP: So, don’t have anything to confirm at this time on a call with the President of China. What I can say is that the President has been very clear: At some time soon, he will have a conversation with President Xi. Just don’t have —

Reporter: Does this complicate that, that there is a new diplomat replacing someone that we have a relationship to?

KJP: No. no. I mean, I was just asked when — when Steve asked me the question, I said it doesn’t change anything. We are going to continue to move, as we have been, with — you know, continue to keep those lines of communications open. That has not changed.

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/kOoUyuGPxm4
Karine Jean-Pierre Still Has No Clue If, Or When, Biden Plans To Speak With China’s Xi Jinping