US\, China to hold senior-level diplomatic and security dialogue on Friday

US, China to hold senior-level diplomatic and security dialogue on Friday

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Chinese politburo member Yang Jiechi and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe would take part in the talks

Reuters  |  Washington 

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US Defense Secretary James Mattis, left, with Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe in Singapore. (File photo:PTI)

The United States and China will hold a senior-level diplomatic and security dialogue in Washington on Friday, the State Department said in a statement.

It said US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Chinese politburo member Yang Jiechi and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe would take part in the talks.

First Published: Tue, November 06 2018. 07:04 IST