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US-China Foreign Minister’s Call… Yangzetsu “Taiwan is the most sensitive”▶ Click here for a larger view
US Secretary of State Tony Blincoln said Yang Zetsu<兼대신虎들어간簾>) The State Department said on the 5th (local time) that China was pressured by mentioning the issues of Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong in the first call after taking office with a political officer in charge of Chinese diplomacy.
The State Department announced the facts of the call through a press release on the day, saying, “Minister Blincoln emphasized that the United States will continue to support human rights and democratic values, including Xinjiang, Tibet, and Hong Kong. I pressured to join.”
According to the press release, Secretary Blincoln reaffirmed that he will work with allies and partners to hold China accountable for its efforts to threaten stability in the Indo-Pacific region, including the Taiwan Strait, and for ignoring the rule-based international system.
He also emphasized that it plans to cooperate in protecting the values and interests shared with allies and partners.
According to the calls made by the State Department, Secretary Blincoln seems to have addressed virtually all of the issues China considers sensitive.
Minister Blincoln announced that he would continue the policy line of Donald Trump administration, which had been tough on China since the hearing.
At a recent event hosted by the National Committee on US-China Relations (NCUSCR), both political bureaucrats emphasized cooperation between the two countries, but warned not to cross the’line’ in matters related to China’s core interests.
He directly referred to issues of conflict between the two countries, such as Xinjiang, Tibet, and Hong Kong, and said, “If the US invades the Red Line, it will damage the interests of both countries.”
The first call between President Joe Biden, who took office on the 20th of last month and Chinese President Xi Jinping, has not yet been made.
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