Liu Jianchao, head of the Chinese Communist Party’s international liaison department, is seen as a leading candidate for China’s next foreign minister. (Photo by VCG/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.
