Kirby: In Discussion For Secretaries Yellen/Raimondo To Visit Beijing

White House National Security Council Spokesperson John Kirby has told reporters that the White House is engaged in discussions with Chinese counterparts for Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo to visit Beijing.

• Kirby: "[President Biden] wants to have another conversation with President Xi, and he'll do that at the most appropriate time, I don't have a call in the schedule to speak to but its important that we keep lines of communication open when tensions are so high."
• Kirby: "We still want to get Secretary Blinken back to Beijing, that visit was postponed not cancelled [in the wake of the Chinese 'spy balloon' incident in January] and we're still hopeful we can get that back on the calendar."
• Kirby: "As a matter of fact we're having discussions with the PRC right about potential visit from Secretary Yellen and Secretary Raimondo to talk about economic issues."
• On the provision of lethal aid from China to Russia, Kirby says: "We'll see what they come out of this meeting talking about. We don't know if there's going to be some sort of arrangement."