WASHINGTON — The Biden administration indicated on Tuesday it is in no hurry to engage with China and would do so once it was in “lockstep” with allies and partners.
White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki told briefing she could not say when a call might take place between Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Joe Biden, who has spoken to many world leaders since taking office on Jan. 20.
She said that with the Senate confirmation of Tony Blinken as U.S. Secretary of State, “there are additional layers to engage with the Chinese.”
But both Psaki and State Department spokesman Ned Price said speaking to allies and partners came first.
Price told a briefing there were iss…
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