Senior US and Chinese officials are scheduled to hold face-to-face talks next week.
This is the first meeting between US and Chinese officials since US President Joe Biden became president.
China and the United States, the world's two largest economies, have had strained relations for years. Relations between the two countries have deteriorated under the administration of former US President Donald Trump.
The White House and the State Department said Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and senior Chinese diplomats will meet State Councilor Wang Yi and Chinese Communist Party Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi in Anchorage, Alaska, on March 18.
The US Secretary of State Blinken, who is attending the congressional hearing for the first time on Wednesday, told lawmakers it was a good opportunity to discuss human rights and trade in Tibet, Hong Kong, and western Xinjiang, as well as differences between the two countries over the coronavirus epidemic.
North Korea and its nuclear weapons program could also be discussed.
Responding to a question from lawmakers, Blinken also outlined the Biden administration's approach to Iran, Cuba, Ethiopia, Russia, and Venezuela.
He said the Biden administration was always ready to work closely with Congress on these burning international and US issues.
Before meeting with Chinese officials in Alaska, Foreign Minister Blinken and Defense Minister Lloyd Austin will meet with their Japanese and South Korean counterparts in Tokyo and Seoul.
In these meetings, the United States will take the initiative to further deepen and strengthen the traditional relationship between the United States and Japan-South Korea.
President Joe Biden is also holding virtual discussions with the prime ministers of India, Japan, and Australia this week on Indo-Pacific policy.
"It's very simple," said Blinken, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. On this occasion, we will openly present our interests to them.
White House Press Secretary Jane Sackie has already said that she will discuss various issues with Chinese officials, including our deep disagreement.
Relations between the United States and China were at a critical juncture when Donald Trump was President of the United States.
The Trump administration has taken multilateral action against China over Uighur Muslims, Xinjiang minorities and Tibet, while pressuring China to intervene in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the South China Sea.
However, he acknowledged that their numbers were not enough to defeat Biden's government. In other words, there are indications that the Biden administration will continue most of Trump's policies.
