Sullivan Welcomes Planned U.S.-China Senior Diplomatic Summit in Alaska

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, a top White House official briefed Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) on the upcoming foreign ministers meeting between the United States and China that will take place in Anchorage, Alaska on Thursday, March 18. In response to the announcement of the meeting, Senator Sullivan released the following statement:

“Alaska is at the center of the strategic crossroads of the world and I am glad that the Biden administration has recognized this by selecting Anchorage as the site of its first official in-person meeting between senior foreign policy officials from the U.S. and China. 

“In my discussions with the Biden White House today, I encouraged them to press their Chinese counterparts on the vital importance of human rights and religious liberty, to ensure China fulfills its obligations on matters of trade and reciprocity, and to get China to be more transparent on the origins of COVID-19. Finally, I emphasized – as I have for weeks – that the export of clean burning Alaskan and American natural gas to Asia, including to China, will help dramatically increase American jobs, decrease our trade deficit, enhance our national security, and significantly reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.”

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