US Secretary of State Tony Blingen (second from right), White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan (right), China’s Yang Jietsu (second from left), Communist Party diplomatic politician and Wang Yi (left), China’s foreign affairs officer and head of the State Council and Foreign Minister High-level diplomatic talks are being held in Anchorage, Alaska. Anchorage = Reuters Yonhap News
Joe Biden’s high-level talks, which were held for the first time after the inauguration of the US administration, ended without an agreement on the 19th (local time). The cold relationship between the United States and China was revealed as it was, as they continued a cold brawl from the beginning of the talks. There are also observations that the conflict between the US and China continues throughout the four years of the Biden administration. However, both countries evaluated this meeting as “it was an honest dialogue,” and both sides of the US and China review the results of the talks and then proceed with further discussions, and a composition of compromise and confrontation is expected.
The high-level US-China talks held in Anchorage, Alaska, USA for two days and one night from the 18th, ended with a press conference without a joint announcement after three meetings. The meeting was attended by US Secretary of State Tony Blingen, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, China’s Communist Party diplomatic politician Yang Jietsu, and Wang Yi, a State Councilor and Foreign Minister in charge of foreign affairs.
According to the US and Chinese media, after the talks, Minister Blincoln said, “From now on, I will return to Washington to review the policy and continue to consult with allies and friends on future plans.” Minister Blincoln visited Korea and Japan on the 15th and 18th, and attended high-level talks between the United States and China for two days from the 18th. “We expected to have serious but candid conversations over a wide range of problems, and we did,” said Sullivan. Minister Blincoln also discussed current issues between the United States and China, including Hong Kong, Xinjiang, Tibet, Taiwan, and cyber attacks, and introduced that China showed a defensive position.
Both political bureaucrats on the Chinese side also commented, “It was an honest, constructive and beneficial position.” However, he said, “Of course, there are still some significant differences between the two sides. The two sides must follow a’no conflict’ policy in order to guide our course toward a healthy and stable trajectory in the future.” Wang revealed that he emphasized that sovereignty is a matter of principle from the standpoint of China.
The talks also discussed the North Korean issue. Secretary Blincoln explained that he had long and very candid conversations on a wide range of agendas, including North Korea, Iran, Afghanistan, and climate change. However, it has not been disclosed specifically what the U.S., China and China discussed on the North Korean nuclear issue. The White House has also announced that it will deal with the North Korean nuclear issue at the US-China talks.
Earlier, both sides of the US, China, and China exchanged a battle for nearly an hour from the beginning of the talks on the 18th. Minister Blincoln said, “China’s actions threaten the (international) order based on the rules that have maintained stability in the international community.” It was also the topic of the talks and fired a direct shot. Accordingly, both political officials refuted that Xinjiang, Hong Kong, and Taiwan are inseparable territory of China, and that “China is firmly against US intervention in internal affairs.” In addition, he also performed counter-actions such as “the lowest level of human rights in the United States” and “many people in the United States do not trust American democracy.”
Washington= Jeong Won Correspondent [email protected]
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