The call was made when Mr. Blinken was on a three-day visit to China to resolve a series of controversial issues that could jeopardize the newly healed relationship between the two countries.
According to Reuters, the US Secretary of State’s visit is the latest high-level contact between Washington and Beijing since relations between the two sides fell to a historic low early last year.
Currently, the US and China increasingly disagree on how US companies operate in China, and on China’s production and export capacity. In addition, tensions between the two countries also increased because Beijing did not oppose Russia in the conflict in Ukraine.
US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said that at a meeting with China’s top official in Shanghai, Chen Jining, Secretary of State Blinken expressed concerns about “trade policies and economic activities”. China’s non-market economy.
Mr. Blinken also emphasized that the United States is seeking a healthy economic competition with China and a level playing field for American workers and companies operating in China.
China rejects baseless criticism that its production capacity is too high, adding that its industries, from electric vehicles to solar panels, are competitive and innovative. new.
Mr. Chen said that the recent call between the leaders of the two countries has helped US-China relations develop stably and healthily. “Whether we choose cooperation or confrontation affects the happiness of both countries, two peoples and the future of humanity,” Mr. Chen said.
What do the US and China want from the bilateral summit?One year after the talks in Indonesia, the two leaders of the US and China will meet in person again to stabilize bilateral relations, in a tense world geopolitical context.
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