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US-China summit a chance to ‘get ties back on track’
- Chinese foreign minister warns US counterpart that Washington should not encourage independence forces in Taiwan
- Presidents of two countries to hold talks online early next week
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on the United States and China to use next week’s presidential summit to put relations between the two countries back on track.
In a phone call with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday, Wang said the US should also avoid sending wrong signals to Taiwan in the virtual talks between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Joe Biden.
“This meeting is not only a major event in Sino-US relations, but also a major event in international relations,” the Chinese foreign ministry quoted Wang as saying.
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“The people of the two countries and the international community hope the meeting will achieve results that are beneficial to both countries and the world.
“The two sides should meet each other halfway to make way for the meeting, ensuring that the meeting would be smooth and successful, and push Sino-US relations back to the track of healthy and stable development.”
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The phone conversation came a few hours after China and the US confirmed the meeting would be held on Tuesday Beijing time.
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