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China’s Wang Yi voices concerns to US over Taiwan, trade and anti-Chinese ‘harassment’ in talks with Antony Blinken
- On the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, top diplomat Wang warns Washington against ‘de-risking’ and supporting ‘Taiwan independence’
- He also urges US to lift sanctions on Chinese companies and to end profiling and questioning of Chinese citizens in the country
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi raised concerns over Taiwan, China-US trade and reported profiling of Chinese citizens in the United States during his meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Munich on Friday.
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“The two sides should insist on following the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation, and actively explore the right way for the two major countries to get along,” Wang said during the talks on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, adding that Washington should view China’s development “objectively and rationally”, according to the Chinese foreign ministry.
On Taiwan, one of the core points of contention between the two, Wang said Washington should “put into practice its statement of non-support for ‘Taiwan independence’”.
“Taiwan is part of China’s territory, and this is the true status quo of the Taiwan issue,” he said.
“If the US side truly wants stability in the Taiwan Strait, it should abide by the one-China principle and the three joint communiqués of China and the United States, and put into practice its statement of non-support for ‘Taiwan independence’.”
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