The US-China talks are “constructive” but “intense”

Talks between the US and Chinese foreign ministers in Alaska were “Difficult and honest”, As expected, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said after two days of meetings.

Despite the tensions, “we managed to have a very frank discussion during these long meetings on a comprehensive agenda,” US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken told reporters.

At the start yesterday of this first face-to-face meeting between the team of new US President Joe Biden with top Chinese diplomats, the two delegations exchanged heavy accusations. Then they blamed each other for “protocol violation” and for starting “challenges”.

Blinken accused China of “threatening global stability”, with Yang Jiechi, the top Chinese Communist Party official in the diplomatic arena, condemning “American interference in its internal affairs”.

“We have known from the beginning of the meetings that there are many issues on which we radically disagree,” the US Secretary of State said today, referring again to repression of the Uighur minority by China, the dire situation in Hong Kong, Tibet and Taiwan, and the cyber-attacks that Washington blames on Beijing.

“It is not surprising that when we raised these issues in a clear and direct manner, we received a defensive response,” he said.

Nevertheless, “in Iran, North Korea, Afghanistan and climate, our interests overlap“, Blinken added. “For the economy, trade, technology, we have stressed to our counterparts that we are discussing these issues” and “that we will make our decisions in a way that fully protects and promotes the interests of our employees and businesses”, added the head of US diplomacy.

Jake Sullivan said the Biden administration would continue to work with China on common interests “through regular diplomatic channels.”

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Jietsi said after the talks that the two-day talks were honest, constructive and beneficial, adding: “However, there are still clear differences,” Chinese television network CGTN reported.

“Both sides must pursue a policy of ‘non-conflict’ to guide our path to a healthy and stable path forward,” the network said.

According to the network, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who also took part in the talks in Anchorage, said Beijing had made it clear to the US that sovereignty was a matter of principle and should not underestimate China’s determination to defend it. .

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