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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan have held talks aimed at mending relations, both sides said. During the talks, Wang emphasized that "Taiwan's independence" poses the greatest danger to Sino-American relations.
Wang and Sullivan met in Bangkok, Thailand, on Saturday, two months after US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping met on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in San Francisco.
" The two had strategic, substantive and fruitful communication for the implementation of the consensus reached at the San Francisco meeting and the appropriate handling of important and sensitive issues in China-US relations ," China's foreign ministry said in a statement. .
The White House said the meeting between the officials was part of an effort to keep open lines of communication between the two countries.
Sullivan emphasized that although the United States and China are in competition, both countries must prevent causes that could lead to conflict or confrontation.
Beijing and Washington have previously clashed over issues related to technology, trade, human rights and Taiwan, which China claims as its territory.
Taiwan
Recent elections in Taiwan saw the Democratic Progressive Party (DDP) secure a third term. The DPP is resistant to China's claims over Taiwan.
This week, two US lawmakers met with Taiwan's new leader, Lai Ching-te, to reaffirm Washington's support for the self-governing island.
It was the second group to arrive in Taiwan since the election after Biden sent an unofficial delegation to congratulate Lai two days after the vote.
But according to China's foreign ministry, Wang emphasized in the meeting with Sullivan that Taiwan was China's internal issue and regional elections in Taiwan cannot change the basic reality that Taiwan is part of China.
"The biggest threat to peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait is the so-called "Taiwan independence" movement . The biggest challenge to China-US relations is also the 'Taiwan independence' movement ," he added.
Ahead of the meeting, Taiwan's defense ministry said China sent 33 aircraft, including SU-30 fighters and six navy ships, around Taiwan from 6 a.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday. Among those sent, 13 fighter jets crossed the Taiwan Strait, an unofficial border between Taiwan and China.
The White House said Sullivan stressed the importance of maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait without elaborating.
High level diplomacy
"In addition to cross-strait issues, officials touched on other issues, including Russia's war on Ukraine, Iran and the Middle East, North Korea, the South China Sea and Myanmar," the White House said.
"Both sides agreed that the two presidents will maintain regular contact, provide strategic guidance for bilateral relations, and promote exchanges between the US and China in various fields and levels ," the Chinese ministry said.
The two sides will set up a phone call between President Xi and President Biden, the White House said in a statement, as part of high-level diplomacy efforts.
They also agreed to launch a joint task force on counter-drug cooperation and set up an intergovernmental dialogue on artificial intelligence.
"Sullivan and Wang acknowledged recent progress in resuming military-to-military communications and noted the importance of maintaining these channels," the White House added.
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