The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:
On Aug. 12, Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with Appointed Ambassador from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to the United States Qin Gang to welcome him to Washington, D.C. The Deputy Secretary reviewed issues from her meetings with PRC officials in Tianjin last month and expressed the United States’ commitment to continuing discussions.
Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs