BEIJING/WASHINGTON -- China is performing a delicate balancing act in diplomacy by moving to improve ties with the U.S. while reaffirming cooperation with Russia, as it seeks to set up top-level meetings with both this fall.
String of high-level meetings lays groundwork for possible fall meetings

China aims for President Xi Jinping to meet with his U.S. and Russian counterparts this fall. © Reuters
BEIJING/WASHINGTON -- China is performing a delicate balancing act in diplomacy by moving to improve ties with the U.S. while reaffirming cooperation with Russia, as it seeks to set up top-level meetings with both this fall.