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Hong Kong SCMP “Strong Gyeong-in attitude in China suggests no intention to pursue further talks”
China’s state press “Good start… timely, profitable, honest talks”
The prospect was raised that the possibility of face-to-face talks between the two leaders was reduced as the US and China clashed strongly at high-level talks in Alaska.
The Hong Kong South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on the 22nd, “The Alaska conflict has lowered the likelihood that Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden will hold face-to-face talks anytime soon.”
China’s tough attitude at the talks suggested that it would not push for further high-level talks with the United States, and that both sides need time to analyze the Alaska talks.
SCMP also said, “A source for the Alaska talks said,’Chairman Xi has no plans to visit the United States and is currently very busy dealing with problems in his country.’
Prof. Zhi Qingguo of the Graduate School of International Relations at Peking University told the SCMP, “At present, there is not much trust between China and the United States. However, the two countries have decided to cooperate on the issue of climate change, so both leaders are very interested in the issue. Because of its size,” he said.
He predicted that face-to-face talks between the two leaders would be almost impossible, but convenient video talks could be possible even further away.
“In Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Xinjiang, the US has said that further dialogue is possible only if China makes concessions in the matters of Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Xinjiang,” said Shiin-hong, a professor at People’s University, who advises the Chinese government. “There is no concession,” he pointed out.
Professor Shi said that the case of two Canadians being detained in China for espionage was also a sensitive agenda raised by the United States at the meeting, but China had no intention of making concessions either.
The two Canadians were arrested by Chinese authorities 9 days after Canada arrested Meng Wanzhou, vice-chairman of Huawei, a Chinese telecommunications equipment company in December 2018.
Professor Se said, “The problem is that neither China, the United States, nor Canada have any intention of negotiating with the two Canadians on the case of vice chairman Meng,” he said. “This predicts that China and the United States will continue to face confrontation on key issues.” did.
On the other hand, state-run media representing the position of the Chinese government positively praised the talks as providing clues to resolving US-China relations.
Even though they could not even make a joint statement or agreement and ended empty-handed, they claimed that they made a good start in terms of communication, and that there was an opportunity to cooperate on specific issues such as climate change and the post-Covid-19 issue.
The state-run Xinhua News Agency confirmed that the two countries showed considerable differences in a number of issues, but reported that the talks were timely, informative and candid.
Chinese Ambassador Chui Tiankai to the US said on Twitter, “The US and China have disagreements in many fields, but these differences will justify future exchanges and communication. We can cooperate on difficult issues,” he said.
Professor Diao Daming (刀大明) of People’s University also said, “Restoration of trust and resumption of cooperation are the most urgent issues,” he said. “The two countries will communicate at a high level within a few months and cooperate on specific issues step by step.”
Hwangu Shibo, a sister magazine of the People’s Daily, an agency of the Communist Party, analyzed the talks and recorded it as’confirmed that China was not China 100 years ago’ or’as a milestone in the history of open confrontation with the United States. It will be done.’
The Global Times argued that human exchanges and restoration of trust between the two countries depend on future actions by the United States.
In an interview with the Global Times, Luxiang, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said, “If the US corrects the evils that have undermined mutual respect and trust, the Chinese government will also take corresponding measures.” This will be frequent.”
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