Fresh off a stop in Mexico and at the United Nations General Assembly in New York last week, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is back for some diplomacy. CCTV America’s Nathan King reports.

Officially, his trip to Washington D.C. is designed to set the stage for a summit between President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping. The meeting is scheduled for November following the Asia Pacific Summit in China.

The protests over leadership elections in Hong Kong will likely be on the agenda. On Tuesday, the U.S. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the U.S. government is watching the situation in Hong Kong closely. Psaki said the U.S. position on Hong Kong was “the legitimacy of the Chief Executive would be greatly enhanced if the basic laws’ ultimate aim, the selection of a chief executive by universal suffrage, is fulfilled.” She added the fight against the terrorist group ISIL would also be discussed.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry claimed the protests in Hong Kong are illegal, and warned against any foreign interference on Hong Kong issues.

Wang Yi’s first stop was an unofficial visit to the Center for Strategic and International studies, a Washington-based think tank.