Amid Growing Disputes US Secretary of State Meets Chinese President

• By Thetripurapost Web Desk, Beijing
• Apr 26, 2024
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other senior Chinese officials on Friday to resolve disputes between the US and China on various bilateral, regional and global issues. He also warned about the dangers of misunderstanding and miscalculations.

Blinken met President Xi Jinping after talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Public Security Minister Wang Xiaohong.

Despite growing differences between the two countries, the number of talks has increased in recent months. 

Blinken and Wang underlined the importance of keeping lines of communication open, but they also regretted that differences are becoming more serious and threatening global security.

Earlier this week, serious differences between the two countries came to light when US President Joe Biden signed the Foreign Aid Bill which contains several provisions that China considers against itself.

The comments from the leaders of the two countries hint at a long list of differences that include Taiwan and the South China Sea, trade and human rights, China's support for Russia and the production and export of 'synthetic opioid precursors'.

“Overall, China-US relations are beginning to stabilize,” Wang told Blinken at the start of the nearly five-and-a-half-hour conversation. But at the same time, negative factors are still increasing in the relationship due to which the relationship is facing all kinds of disruptions.

Blinken responded by saying that the Biden administration gives priority to US-China talks even on issues of dispute. 

He said some progress had been made in the past year but indicated that negotiations would remain difficult.