Wang Yi: We must abide by the one-China policy to stop arming Taiwan. Blinken: Peace across the Taiwan Strait is crucial before May 20.

On the last day of US Secretary of State Blinken’s visit to Bank of China, he held talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on the 26th. Wang Yi stressed that China requires the United States to abide by the one-China principle to the letter, refrain from sending wrong signals to Taiwan independence separatist forces in any way, truly fulfill President Biden’s commitments such as not using Taiwan as a tool to contain China, and stop arming Taiwan. Blinken emphasized at the press conference after the meeting that he and Biden both adhere to the one-China policy and the importance of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.

Wang Yi met with Blinken and his party at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse yesterday. The two talked for five and a half hours. According to Xinhua News Agency, he pointed out that at present, Sino-US relations have generally stabilized, but negative factors are still rising and accumulating. The next step for Sino-US relations must first answer a fundamental question: whether China and the United States should be partners or rivals. This is the first button for the stable development of Sino-US relations. If the United States always regards China as its main rival, Sino-US relations will only be troubled and full of problems.

He also emphasized that the United States has been taking measures to suppress China’s economy, trade, science and technology in an endless stream. This is not fair competition, but containment, and it is not removing risks, but creating risks. The United States should stop hyping up false narratives about China’s overcapacity, lift illegal sanctions on Chinese companies, and stop imposing Section 301 tariffs that violate WTO rules.

Foreign reports quoted a US State Department official as saying that Blinken told Wang Yi the importance of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait before Taiwan’s next president, Lai Ching-te, takes office. Xinhua News Agency reported that Blinken said that the United States continues to pursue the one-China policy and does not support Taiwan independence. The United States does not seek to change China’s system, has no intention of conflict with China, does not seek to decouple from China, and does not seek to contain China’s development. A developing and successful China. Good for the world.

After the meeting with King Blinken, Xi Jinping met with Blinken and his party at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Xinhua News Agency reported that Xi Jinping pointed out that China has a saying, “If you don’t make progress every day, you will retreat every day.” The same is true for Sino-US relations. China is willing to cooperate, but cooperation should be two-way. China insists on non-alignment, and the United States should not engage in cliques. Both parties can have their own friends and partners, and do not target each other, do not oppose each other, and do not harm each other. China is happy to see a confident, open, prosperous and developing United States, and hopes that the United States can also view China’s development positively. Blinken reiterated that the United States does not seek a new Cold War, does not seek to change China’s system, does not seek to contain China’s development, does not seek to oppose China through alliances, and has no intention of conflict with China.

At the same time, Wang Yi recently accepted an interview with the Qatar Peninsula News Network. He pointed out that “China-US relations cannot return to the past, but they should and can definitely have a good future.” When it comes to Taiwan issues, Wang Yi believes that currently The situation across the Taiwan Strait is generally stable, but it also faces severe challenges; “China will not let external forces interfere and destroy it.”

Blinken also met with Chinese Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong during this trip to discuss anti-drug cooperation. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that China and the United States had reached a 5-point consensus and announced that the first meeting of the China-US Intergovernmental Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence (AI) would be held. Other contents are the current communication and personnel exchanges between China and the United States at all levels.