After a phone call between officials, the United States downplayed expectations of progress in relations with China
sputnik The United States downplayed expectations for progress in relations with China today (14) following a phone call between officials, saying it is only concerned with “managing our competition in the most responsible manner possible”. .
On Wednesday (14th), Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke by phone days before Blinken’s visit to Beijing next week.
In the call, Qin clearly urged Washington to stop interfering in China’s internal affairs, adding that the US must respect China’s key concerns to prevent the alleged demise of superpower ties.
“Since the beginning of the year, SinoUS relations have encountered new difficulties and challenges, and the responsibility is clear,” said the Chancellor.
Also today, at a news conference, the US State Department’s top diplomat for East Asia, Daniel Kritenbrink, said the Americans’ concern isn’t to change the way the two powers talk to each other, but rather to “define our competition in the most responsible way.” and manage in a way that is possible”.
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“We are not coming to Beijing with the intention of achieving a breakthrough or a change in the way we treat each other. We come to Beijing with a realistic and confident approach and a sincere desire to deal with our competition as responsibly as possible,” Kritenbrink said, according to Portal.
At the same time, the diplomat said he hopes Blinken will “reaffirm the United States’ continued interest in maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait” and also discuss the situation in Ukraine.
The US Secretary of State will travel to China and Britain between June 16 and June 21, the State Department said. Chinese state media said he should visit Beijing between June 18 and 19, Portal reports.
Blinken was due to fly to the Chinese capital in February this year, but the trip was canceled after the balloons flew over US airspace.