China’s senior diplomat Wang Yi is set to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Laos, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning announced on Friday. 

The two will “exchange views on issues of common concern,” said Mao at a regular press briefing. 

The two diplomats are both in Laos for Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) talks.

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