China’s foreign minister warns the US that increasing US pressure could have a negative effect

Blinken said he had “extensive and constructive” talks with Wang Li for five and a half hours.

An American official says that Blinken raised a number of topics on which the United States and China have differing positions: the relationship with Russia and Taiwan and international trade.

Stabilization

Wang received Blinken in the state guest house in the city’s oldest gardens. Wang told Blinken that relations between the world’s two largest economies are beginning to stabilize, especially after Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping met in San Francisco in November.

– But at the same time, the negative factors in our relationship increase and become more numerous, said Wang.

He said that China’s legitimate right to develop has been reasonably suppressed and the country’s core interests are being challenged. Wang called for mutual respect for what is crucially important to each country.

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Sincerity

– Should China and the US continue on the path towards stability or return to a situation with a downward spiral? This is the most important question before us. It will test our sincerity and our ability to move forward, said the Chinese foreign minister.

Among other things, Blinken raised American concerns about China supporting Russia’s warfare in Ukraine with deliveries of military equipment. The foreign minister said that the two countries must handle their relationship in a responsible manner and carry forward the matters agreed upon by the two presidents at the meeting in San Francisco.