Pompeo visit a chance to tamp down tensions

The visit of United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Beijing on Monday is a chance for the two countries to de-escalate trade frictions and conduct high-level communication on the Korean Peninsula issue, analysts said.

Prior to his Beijing visit, Pompeo made stops in Tokyo, Pyongyang and Seoul.

His China visit comes amid tit-for-tat trade tariffs and follows US Vice-President Mike Pence's speech on Thursday in which he made what Beijing considered "unwarranted accusations" against China's domestic and foreign policies.