‘Decoupling from China will only backfire on US itself,’ Wang Yi holds ‘frank’ talk with Antony Blinken
‘Smart enough to have multiple options,’ Jaishankar hails India's diplomatic versatility, Antony Blinken smiles Sino-U.S. relations have shown signs of improvement in recent months as both sides took steps to re-establish channels of communication after ties between the two global superpowers sank to their lowest levels in decades. But many points of friction remain.
The Biden administration has imposed bans on the sale of certain technologies to Chinese companies, citing national security risks. China has accused Washington of "weaponising" economic and trade issues. Also Read: Can Xi Jinping win back the markets? "Making 'de-risking' into 'de-China', and building 'small yards and high walls' and seeking 'decoupling from China'" will only backfire on the U.S.
itself, Wang told Blinken. The exchanges between the two men were “frank, substantial and constructive", the ministry said in the statement released on Saturday. Both sides exchanged views on regional issues including the Ukraine crisis and the Korean Peninsula, the statement said, without giving further details.
It added the Korean Peninsula envoys of both sides will “stay in touch". Wang also reiterated that the United States should abide by the one-China principle, if it truly wanted stability in the Taiwan Strait. "There is only one China in the world, and Taiwan is part of China's territory, and that is the real status quo in the Taiwan issue," Wang said.
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