China Trip

National Security Adviser Thomas Donilon will travel to Beijing, China on July 22 for meetings with senior Chinese officials, including State Councilor Dai Bingguo, the White House announced Friday.

Donilon will discuss "the current and future state of U.S.-China relations and cooperation on regional and global challenges of mutual concern including nonproliferation, regional security in Asia and the Middle East, and global economic growth," according to the statement, which notes Donilon "will then travel to Tokyo for consultations with senior Japanese officials on U.S.-Japan security cooperation and other bilateral issues, as well as a range of regional and global challenges."

This week, Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has been on a 10-day trip to the Asia-Pacific region, including a scheduled visit to Japan.