U.S. says talks with China vital even after foreign minister removal

The United States believes maintaining high-level engagement with China is important even after the country removed Foreign Minister Qin Gang from his post without giving a reason, officials said Tuesday."It does not change anything," White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said, while noting that as the removal is an internal matter for China, the United States is not in a position to say much about it.She said at a press briefing that the United States is "committed to deepening channels of communication" with China to avert any misunderstanding or miscalculation.Vedant Patel, principa…READ FULL ARTICLE