Chinese and U.S. officials are set to meet in Alaska on Thursday next week in what will be the first high-level face-to-face discussions to be held under the Biden administration.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan are scheduled to meet with China’s director of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China, Yang Jiechi, and Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

The U.S. Department of State said the group will meet up in Anchorage on March 18. The agency said that the officials will be talking about “deep disagreements” and ways to possibly resolve them.

“There’s no intent at this point for a series of follow-on engagements. Those engagements, if they are to follow, really have to be based on the proposition that we’re seeing tangible progress and tangible outcomes on the issues of concern to us with China,” the agency said.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that U.S. officials plan to approach their Chinese counterparts from a “position of strength.” He said the officials plan to be frank in pointing out Beijing’s actions in recent months, including the security risks they pose to the country’s allies and partners.

“We will also talk about areas where we can cooperate, of mutual interest. We are coming to these discussions of course clear-eyed. The meeting also provides an opportunity to emphasize how the U.S will stand up for the rules-based international system and a free and open Indo-Pacific,” Psaki said.