China’s Ambassador to Washington, Shie Fing, addressed the Taiwan issue and Washington-Beijing relations in his address to business representatives in the United States. In his statement, Fing emphasized that the Taiwan problem should be “under control” so that the US-China tension does not turn into a conflict.
“A CRITICAL JURISDICTION” IN THE EVOLUTION OF RELATIONS TO CONFLICT
Pointing out that China-US relations are at a “critical crossroads” where they will either deteriorate to the point of conflict or find the right path for reconciliation, Shie said, “At this stage, the most important task should be to contain the Taiwan issue, which is the biggest risk in relations.” said.
Stressing that China is always open to dialogue with the United States, Shie said, “No one wants peaceful reunification as much as China. We are the last party to want tension and war in the Taiwan Strait.” used the phrases.
Underlining that the two countries should avoid conflict, confrontation and cold war, Shia called on the US side to respect China’s fundamental interests and concerns in order to put relations in the right direction.
TENSION BETWEEN USA-CHINA REACHED THE PEAK STEP BY STEP
The ambassador’s remarks came after reports that US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken plans to visit China later this month, which he canceled in February following the “spy bubble” crisis. The visit has not yet been confirmed by either party.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken canceled his planned visit to China in February due to the escalating crisis when a balloon that entered American airspace was shot down.
While diplomatic relations were severely cut off due to the crisis, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and China’s most senior diplomat, Vang Yi, Director of the Central Foreign Relations Commission Office of the Communist Party of China (CCP), were in Vienna, Austria, on May 10-11. During their meeting, he took steps to re-establish relations.
On the other hand, a delegation that includes the US Undersecretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel J. Kritenbrink and the White House National Security Council Director for China and Taiwan Relations Sarah Beran visited China this week and re-established communication between the two countries. made contacts to provide (AA)