According to China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Robert Malley, the U.S. Special Envoy for Iran, recently had a conversation with Chinese Communist Party officials about the Biden Administration’s rejoining the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement. “On February 10, 2021, Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu had a telephone conversation that the U.S. President’s Special Envoy for Iranian affairs, Robert Malley, who initiated the call, and the two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on the Iranian nuclear issue.”
The U.S. State Department declined to confirm the matter and stated, “Special Envoy Rob Malley is in the early stages of engaging Members of Congress, allies, partners, and others.”
Sources:
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 10, 2021
https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/web/wjbxw_673019/t1853296.shtml
The Washington Free Beacon, February 15, 2021
https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/state-dept-refuses-to-explain-iran-envoys-talks-with-china/