Regarding the spy balloon incident that took place in February this year, both parties said they were “aware of this unfortunate incident” and are now seeking to re-establish communication channels.
Regarding the Taiwan issue, the U.S. stated that Sullivan reiterated to Wang Yi that the U.S. adheres to the one-China policy based on the Taiwan Relations Act, the three communiqués, and the six guarantees. The U.S. opposes unilateral changes to the status quo and does not support Taiwan independence. way to solve. The CCP’s official report emphasized that “Wang Yi comprehensively expounded China’s solemn position on the Taiwan issue.” The White House said the two sides “have very different views on many Taiwan-related issues.”
Sullivan also talked to Wang Yi about the Russia-Ukraine war and the US’s concern about the CCP’s possible military assistance to Russia, but did not provide further details.
Comparing the official statements of the US and China, both sides believed that they had had candid, substantive and constructive discussions, but the Chinese side added the word “in-depth” in the draft.
Statements from both sides prioritized the bilateral relationship between the United States and China. The U.S. did not give a specific introduction, but the CCP described it as “removing obstacles, stopping the decline and stabilizing.”
In addition, the United States also mentioned global and regional security, the war between Russia and Ukraine, and the Taiwan issue. The Chinese side particularly highlighted the Taiwan issue, and generally mentioned the situation in the Asia-Pacific and the Ukraine issue.
Both parties expressed their willingness to continue to maintain strategic communication.
U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that a call with Xi was being scheduled. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin responded that “there is no such information,” but emphasized that China and the United States maintain communication.
U.S. Ambassador to China Burns met with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang and Commerce Minister Wang Wentao on Monday and Thursday respectively.
The recent frequent high-level interactions between China and the United States seem to indicate that Sino-US relations are picking up.
Li Yuanhua, an associate professor at the former Capital Normal University School of Educational Sciences who lives in Australia, told Voice of Hope, “The freezing point of this diplomatic relationship may be lifted, but the substantive differences and contradictions between the United States and China are still there. It is not It is completely impossible to say that there is no point of conflict if the two parties have contact. He (the United States) has actually given the CCP a basic position, but he hopes that through contact, this information will be accurately and accurately Pass it to the other party, hoping to use the power of the United States and the practical policies of the United States to make the CCP fearful and not to take those dangerous and evil tricks.”
At the same time as the talks with the United States, the CCP also started operations in the Russia-Ukraine war.
Wang Wenbin announced on Friday that he will send Li Hui, the special envoy for Eurasian affairs, to visit Ukraine, Russia, Poland, France and Germany next week to discuss a political solution to the war in Ukraine. Wang Wenbin called this move another manifestation of the CCP’s efforts to promote peace talks, and reiterated that the Beijing authorities are willing to continue to play a constructive role to promote a political settlement of the Ukrainian crisis.
However, according to the “Financial Times” report, Josep Borrell, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, warned that “China’s issues are far more complicated than Russia’s issues” and “China’s (CCP) ambitions are clearly To establish a new world order centered on China, Russia’s defeat in Ukraine will not derail the CCP from that trajectory, and the CCP will try to take advantage of the geopolitical advantage.” He also urged member states to agree on a “coherent strategy” against China in response to rising nationalism in Beijing and “intensifying U.S.-China competition.”
The report said that on the 12th, the foreign ministers of EU countries will hold two days of discussions on Porel’s views in order to formulate a new policy towards China. The EU heads of state are scheduled to hold related discussions next month.