China's Xi asserts that for bilateral ties to improve, the United States must acknowledge Beijing's ascent.
China's Xi asserts that for bilateral ties to improve, the United States must acknowledge Beijing's ascent.
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China's President Xi Jinping informed visiting U.S. Secretary of State
Antony Blinken on Friday that improving bilateral relations between
Washington and Beijing would require Washington to view China's
development "in a positive light."
According to an official release, Xi described this as a "fundamental
issue" that "must be put right, in order for the China-U.S. relationship
to truly stabilize, improve, and move forward."
The remarks made by the Chinese leader coincide with the United States
placing limitations on Beijing's access to high-end technology and getting
near to outlawing the social media app TikTok if its Chinese parent
company, ByteDance, doesn't sell it.
In the midst of tense relations between the two nations as they compete
for technological superiority and have differing opinions on the situation
in the Middle East and the Russia-Ukraine war, Blinken met with Xi on
Friday in Beijing.
Prior to his private meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi,
Blinken stressed the need of the United States and China avoiding
"miscalculations" and stated that "face-to-face diplomacy" cannot be
replaced.
"That we're as clear as possible about the areas where we have
differences, at the very least to avoid misunderstandings, to avoid
miscalculations," he told reporters, emphasizing that both parties must
take care.
Wang informed Blinken that with more communication and collaboration,
U.S.-China ties are "beginning to stabilize."
"The international community and both of our peoples welcome this," he
stated, but he also issued a warning that "negative factors" are
intensifying and rising, which is producing "all kinds of disruptions."
He warned Washington "not to step on China's red lines," saying, "China's
legitimate development rights have been unreasonably suppressed and our
core interests are facing challenges."
On the fringes of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting last year
in San Francisco, President Joe Biden met with his Chinese counterpart, Xi
Jinping.
According to a White House transcript of the discussion, Biden brought up
a number of US concerns during a phone conversation with Xi in early
April. This was the first phone conversation between the two since July
2022.
tense relationships
From the trade battle to the backlash over China's purported
surveillance balloon above American skies, tensions have been building
for years. China has been charged by the US with supporting Russia's
military operation in Ukraine more recently.
Prior to Blinken's arrival, a high-ranking State Department official
disclosed that the United States' foremost envoy would caution Beijing
against endorsing Russia's endeavors to reconstruct its defense
infrastructure, as this could jeopardize the security of Europe.
According to the U.S. State Department, Blinken "raised concerns
about trade policies and non-market economic practices" during his
meeting with Shanghai's Communist Party Secretary Chen Jining on
Thursday.
Spokesman Matthew Miller emphasized in a statement that "the United
States seeks a healthy economic competition" with China and
equitable playing fields for American workers and businesses doing
business there.
Following a critical diplomatic mission to ease tensions between the
United States and China in June of last year, Blinken made his
second journey to China.
He stated on Friday that it's critical to show that "we're managing
responsibly the most consequential relationship."
"I hope we can move forward on the issues that our presidents agreed
we should work together on, but we also need to be very clear about
our intentions and differences with one another."
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