Joe Biden’s administration’s first diplomatic competition with China will take place on the 12th to 19th.
Secretary of State Blincoln after his visit to Korea
Talks with Yangzetsu and Wangi in Alaska
China “Abandon the Cold War Accident”
On the 10th (local time), Secretary of State Tony Blincoln and White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan met in Anchorage, Alaska on the 18th-19th (local time) in Anchorage, Alaska. He said he would talk to him. This is the first high-level talks between the US and China in the Biden administration.
White House spokesman Jen Saki said at a regular briefing today, “We will address a wide range of issues, including deep disagreements,” and “I will be honest with my concern over the challenges China poses to the security and values of the US and the alliance.” Revealed. “It is important that the first meetings are held on the US soil, and will be held after close meetings and consultations with allies and partners in Asia and Europe.”
US oppresses China
The State Department also emphasized in a press release that it is “a meeting that takes place after Minister Blincoln finds Japan and Korea, the closest allies in the region. Minister Blincoln will visit Japan (15-17) and South Korea (17-18) sequentially prior to the high-level US-China talks with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
Prior to this, the start of the diplomatic contest is directly made by President Joe Biden. President Biden will attend the’Quad Summit’ held by video on the 12th. Quad, a consultative group of four countries in the United States, Japan, Australia, and India to keep China in check, has held only diplomatic ministers talks for the first time since the inauguration of the Biden administration.
The White House did not directly address China’s challenging issues, citing Corona 19 response and climate change as the agenda of the Quad Summit. However, at the meeting, the strategy to check against China and the expected role of the allies are expected to be discussed in detail. In summary, the’Quad’ video summit (12th) → the US Secretary of State and Defense, Japan and Korea ‘2+2 talks’ (15-18) → high-level talks between the United States and China (18-19).
Meanwhile, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zaorizen said in an answer posted on the website on the 11th, “In response to the US request, the US and China will have a high-level strategic dialogue in the near future.”
Spokeswoman Zhao said, “The US should objectively and rationally see the US-China relationship with China, abandon the Cold War zero-sum accident, respect China’s sovereignty, safety and development interests, stop interfering in internal affairs with China, As stated in the call, we need to focus on cooperation and manage conflicts to restore US-China relations to the correct trajectory of healthy and stable development.”
Washington, Beijing = Correspondent Park Hyun-young and Shin Kyung-jin [email protected]
