China's foreign minister contender seeks peace, including on Taiwan

On U.S. trip, diplomat Liu Jianchao says Beijing is not creating a new world order

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Liu Jianchao, pictured in 2021, heads the Chinese Communist Party's international liaison department and is seen as a leading candidate to become China's next foreign minister. (VCG via Getty Images)

KEN MORIYASU, Nikkei Asia diplomatic correspondent

WASHINGTON -- China is not looking to "fight a cold war or a hot war with anyone" but instead hopes to see dialogue with Taiwan, veteran diplomat Liu Jianchao told the Council on Foreign Relations in New York on Tuesday.

Seen as a strong contender to be China's next foreign minister, Liu, currently the head of the international liaison department of the Chinese Communist Party, tried to portray a softer image of Beijing on his U.S. tour, which also includes a stop in Washington.

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