Advertisement
China-US relations: Wang Yi warns of ‘head-on collision’ threat over Taiwan
- In a call with Antony Blinken, Wang says efforts to suppress Beijing and China’s development will not work
- Warnings come just a month after talks between the countries’ presidents appeared to stabilise the relationship
Reading Time:3 minutes
Why you can trust SCMP
94
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged the United States to stop “containing and suppressing” Beijing and warned against Washington’s salami-slicing tactics on Taiwan, saying they could lead to “a head-on collision”.
The stern warnings were issued during a telephone call on Friday with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is expected to visit China early next year.
While Beijing has been seeking dialogue with Washington and the US has offered vaccines to help China cope with a dramatic surge in Covid-19 infections, the two countries remain tangled in tit-for-tat sanctions over human rights concerns.
Advertisement
On Friday, China sanctioned Miles Maochun Yu, who served as principal China policy adviser to former secretary of state Mike Pompeo, and Todd Stein, deputy staff director of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC).
The sanctions were in retaliation for recent US sanctions over Beijing’s alleged human rights abuses in Tibet.
01:07
No change to US’ one-China stand on Taiwan, Blinken tells Wang Yi on G20 sidelines in Rome
No change to US’ one-China stand on Taiwan, Blinken tells Wang Yi on G20 sidelines in Rome
Wang’s tough rhetoric underlines the scope of decline in bilateral ties and the lack of strategic trust between the rival powers, damping hopes for a détente following a summit last month, observers say.
Advertisement
Select Voice
Choose your listening speed
Get through articles 2x faster
1.25x
250 WPM
Slow
Average
Fast
1.25x