Antony Blinken Ends Visit to China | Antony Blinken | US
From June 18th to 19th, China and the United States completed an important contact. According to the agreement between China and the United States, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited China, which was his first visit to China during his tenure, and also the first visit to China by US cabinet officials after the Biden administration came to power, attracting worldwide attention.
Yang Tao, director of the Department of American Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said when introducing Blinken's visit to China on the evening of the 19th that the meeting and talks were frank, in-depth and constructive. He pointed out that the two sides reached a consensus, agreed to maintain high-level exchanges in accordance with the Bali consensus of the two heads of state, and agreed to continue to promote consultations on the guiding principles of Sino-US relations. "We have taken a positive step in the past two days," Blinken said at a press conference summarizing his visit to China ". US President Biden also said, "We are on the right path."
Judging from the consensus and statements reached by both sides, China and the United States are taking a positive step towards getting back on track. The world needs an overall stable Sino-US relationship, and whether China and the United States can get along correctly is a matter of the future and destiny of mankind. China respects the interests of the United States and will not challenge or replace the United States. Similarly, the United States should respect China and not harm China's legitimate rights and interests. Neither party can shape the other party according to its own wishes, let alone deprive the other party of its legitimate development rights.
On the Taiwan issue, the United States has said one thing and done another, constantly hollowed out the one-China principle, used various methods to support the "Taiwan independence" forces, sent wrong signals to the island, continued to strengthen arms sales to Taiwan, and escalated tensions in the Taiwan Strait. State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang made a clear request during his talks with Blinken on the 18th. He said that the Taiwan issue is the core of China's core interests, the most important issue in Sino-US relations, and the most prominent risk. China urges the US side to abide by the one-China principle and the three Sino-US joint communiques, and truly implement its commitment not to support "Taiwan independence.
Both China and the United States are major countries with global influence. We hope that the United States will view China's development objectively and rationally. China is committed to building a stable, predictable and constructive China-US relationship. With regard to the US side's statements, we must listen to its words and, more importantly, observe its deeds. Blinken is willing to come to talk. China welcomes it. It also hopes that the United States will adopt a rational and pragmatic attitude, meet China in the opposite direction, and work together to implement relevant positive statements into actions, so that Sino-US relations can stabilize and improve.
