Top American Senators on Monday called on Beijing to do more to stop violations of US intellectual property rights after the US International Trade Commission in a report said it found out Chinas infringement of IPR and discrimination against American industries.
Kerry is scheduled to head to India later this month for the fourth annual US-India Strategic Dialogue.
China on Wednesday said the US' naval and air incursions in the artificial islands in the South China Sea will be counter-productive leading to "miscalculation" and "crisis", as Beijing summoned the American ambassador to protest the US Navy's sailing of a warship into the disputed waters.