International Courant
ANKARA
A prime Chinese language official has mentioned conferences and talks with the visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken have been candid, substantive, and constructive, state-run media reported Saturday.
Yang Tao, director-general of the Division of North American and Oceanian Affairs of China’s International Ministry, mentioned President Xi Jinping throughout his assembly with Blinken advised him that Beijing will not be afraid of competitors, however competitors needs to be about progressing collectively as a substitute of taking part in a zero-sum recreation.
“China is dedicated to non-alliance, and the US shouldn’t create small blocs,” state-run International Instances quoted Yang as saying.
Blinken, who arrived in China earlier Wednesday on a three-day go to, additionally met along with his counterpart Wang Yi and different officers. This was his second go to to China in lower than a yr.
Yang added that the assembly between International Minister Wang and Blinken lasted for 5 and a half hours the place the 2 sides exchanged in-depth views on China-US relations, in addition to worldwide and regional affairs.
“Wang clarified China’s place on main points involving China’s core issues akin to strategic notion, the Taiwan query, financial, and technological points, the South China Sea, and the US’ Indo-Pacific technique,” he mentioned.
“The logic of nice energy rivalry and the zero-sum pondering of the Chilly Warfare usually are not in China’s DNA, nor are they China’s method of conduct. China welcomes a assured, open, and affluent US and hopes that the US aspect can even view China’s improvement positively,” mentioned the Chinese language official.
Taiwan, South China Sea
On the Taiwan query, Yang referred to as it the “first pink line” and mentioned the US should not cross it in relations between the 2 powers.
“China emphasizes that if the US actually hopes for peace and stability throughout the Taiwan Straits, it ought to faithfully abide by the one-China precept and the three China-US joint communiques, chorus from sending incorrect alerts to the ‘Taiwan independence’ secessionist forces in any method, cease arming Taiwan, and help China’s peaceable reunification,” he added.
Concerning the South China Sea challenge, Yang mentioned Washington should cease hyping up the so-called “overcapacity” in China “false narrative” and revoke all “unlawful” sanctions in opposition to Chinese language corporations.
“China has sovereignty over the Nansha Islands, together with Ren’ai Jiao (Ren’ai Reef), with a full historic and authorized foundation. China has at all times abided by worldwide legislation, together with the UN Conference on the Regulation of the Sea, and no nation can try to problem China’s respectable rights and pursuits by way of unlawful arbitration,” he mentioned.
The Philippines and China have conflicting claims over Second Thomas Shoal, also called Ayungin Shoal, Bai Co Could, and Ren’ai Jiao, which is a submerged reef within the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea.
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