Chinese Communist Party liaison chief meets Biden security aide to explain Taiwan ‘red line’
Liu Jianchao, head of international liaison for the Communist Party, is highest-ranking Chinese official to visit the US since Xi-Biden summit. The International Liaison Department headed by Liu typically focuses on party-to-party relations with foreign and socialist countries, while leaving state-to-state ties to the foreign ministry. But Liu has become more active in recent months in meeting foreign diplomats and building Beijing’s image overseas. Dylan Loh, an assistant professor of foreign policy at NTU in Singapore, said that Liu’s department and the foreign ministry were distinct but their roles were increasingly intertwined. “I do expect to see the International Liaison Department playing a bigger role in the years ahead, particularly in cultivating [ties with] political parties of other countries from a geopolitical angle,” he said.
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