US-China Meeting Paves Way for Leader Talks in 'Near Future'
financialpost.com(Bloomberg) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan discussed setting up new talks between their presidents in meetings aimed at managing the two nations’ difficult relationship.
“The two sides discussed a new round of interaction between the two heads of state in the near future,” China’s Foreign Ministry said in a readout published Wednesday evening, without saying how those communications will be conducted. A US readout that followed noted that “both sides welcomed ongoing efforts to maintain open lines of communication, including planning for a leader-level call in the coming weeks.”
The two sides also agreed to hold a theater commander phone call “in the near future,” according to the US readout. John Podesta, senior advisor to the president for international climate policy, is slated to travel to China to further discussions on climate cooperation.
Wang repeated China’s positions on a range of contentious issues from its territorial claim over self-ruled Taiwan to its objection to US curbs on its tech ambitions. The Chinese diplomat also expressed a desire to stabilize ties between the world’s two largest economies that frayed during the Biden administration.
He urged the US to stop arming Taiwan and reasserted Beijing’s claims in the South China Sea, calling on Washington not to “condone violations” by the Philippines. The remarks came after US Admiral Samuel Paparo, head of the US Indo-Pacific Command, said the country was willing to accompany Philippine vessels during resupply missions in the disputed body of water amid recurring confrontations with Chinese ships.
For his part, Sullivan conveyed ongoing efforts to prevent advanced technology from undermining US national
Read more on financialpost.com
