CHINA: The foreign ministry of China stated on Sunday that the foreign minister believes cooperation between the two countries is necessary to accomplish achievements and that there will be no “smooth-sailing” on the path to the anticipated meeting between President Xi Jinping and President Joe Biden.
In Washington, Wang Yi spent three days meeting with Biden, national security advisor Jake Sullivan, and Secretary of State Antony Blinken. A bilateral meeting at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum conference in San Francisco in November is something that both parties have committed to pursuing.
Wang added that the route to the bilateral summit would not be “smooth sailing” and that they could not rely on “autopilot” to make it happen in a statement issued by China’s foreign ministry summarising the conversations with members of the “U.S. strategic community.”
Wang’s visit to Washington was amidst ongoing tensions between the U.S. and China, primarily due to China’s assertive actions in the East and South China Seas and U.S. export restrictions on advanced technology. Both sides believe continued communication is advantageous and essential, despite numerous remaining issues that need resolution.
China and the U.S. are focusing on stabilizing their increasingly tense relationship amid tensions in Israel and Ukraine. Wang emphasized the need for a “return to Bali” for China and the U.S., referencing Xi and Biden’s previous G20 summit, where they discussed Taiwan, trade tensions, and cooperation on issues like food security, health, and climate change. This follows a string of high-level interactions between the two nations.
Wang and Biden discussed the need for a comprehensive approach to military cooperation and exchanges between the U.S. and China, as well as financial, technological, and cultural cooperation, as well as the issues in the Middle East and Ukraine.
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