A man suspected of being a U.S. diplomat entered the eastern suburbs of the hotel where U.S. climate change envoy Kerry is staying under heavy security at midday and did not answer questions from reporters. It is understood that Kerry’s team will not be going out for a few days for epidemic prevention reasons.
Security is tight around the Shanghai Dongjiao Hotel, CFP
John Kerry is visiting Shanghai from 14 to 17 and will meet with China’s special envoy for climate change, Xie Zhenhua, whose motorcade entered the Dongjiao Hotel in Pudong at around 10 p.m. on the 14th.
The morning of the 15th, the eastern suburbs of the hotel near the security, the perimeter of a number of public security and armed police vehicles on guard, the hotel gatekeeper is holding a document, check the entry of vehicles and personnel.
At 11 a.m., a foreign man with a red bag stepped out of a car with a consular license plate. The license plate number starts with 224, which is the representative number of the U.S. Embassy and Consulate.
Reporters at the scene asked the man about the status of the meeting between the two sides, but he did not respond.
It is understood that Carey is not expected to leave the Eastern Suburbs Hotel for the next three days for epidemic prevention reasons.
The official website of the Eastern Suburbs Hotel shows that all room types are fully booked until the 17th, while the 18th is back to normal.
Some people told the Central News Agency that they are scheduled to hold an event at the Eastern Suburbs Hotel in the next few days, but they were told that the event can be held as usual, but in a restricted area.
Kerry is the first senior U.S. official to visit China since President Joe Biden took office. There are concerns about whether Kerry’s visit will open up a cooperative relationship between the U.S. and China on issues such as climate change, given the intense competition between the two countries.
In addition to meeting with Xie Zhenhua, it is rumored that Yang Jiechi, director of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, and Wang Yi, state councilor and foreign minister of the CPC, may also meet with Kerry. But the arrangements have not yet been fully confirmed.
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