Xi tells Blinken that the US must be “true” to its word and that there are “problems to solve”

The Chinese president, Xi Jinpinghe told him this Friday in Beijing to the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinkenwhat U.S He must “be true to his word” to resolve the “unresolved problems” in the bilateral relationship.

“China and the US have gone through ups and downs, but We must respect each other, cooperate and coexist. We must be partners and not harm each other, and to do this we must seek common ground, be faithful to our words and determined in our actions.“, he said XI during the meeting, collect the Chancellery China in a statement.

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The Chinese president added that “You can’t say one thing and then do another.”after which he acknowledged that, “despite the consensus and progress achieved”in recent months there is still “many problems to solve and space to make efforts.”

“This year we celebrate the 45th anniversary of the creation of diplomatic relations. The important thing we learned during this period is that we must be partners and not rivals. That we should achieve mutual benefit instead of harming each other. The important thing is to look for common points and leave differences aside.“, Xi said during the meeting, which was not part of the agenda of the American diplomat’s official visit to China.

Likewise, he also assured that the world is going through “profound changes” and that the international situation requires that China and the United States “strengthen dialogue, manage differences and promote cooperation.”

“It is the expectation of our two peoples, but also of the international community” he added.

Xi also noted that China and the United States “They have enough space to develop and prosper, and Beijing would like to see the United States.”confident, open, prosperous, developing”.

“Likewise, we hope that USA can have a positive view of the development of China. Relationships will actually stabilize, improve, and advance when this happens”, he stated.

The Chinese leader recalled the meeting he held last November in San Francisco with your counterpart Joe Bidenhighlighting that both parties are trying to implement “the consensus reached then”.

“Some progress has been made. However, there are still problems to be resolved and there is still room” he added.

This is the second time that Xi has received Blink in Beijinggiven that the Chinese president has already met with the American during his last visit to the Chinese capital, in June 2023.

Blink also met today in Beijing with its Chinese counterpart, Wang Yiwho warned him about “growing problems” in bilateral relations.

At this meeting, Wang He noted that although the bilateral relationship has begun to stabilize, “negative factors continue to increase”.

For your part, Blink pointed out that U.S will be “clear and direct” about areas of disagreement.

The visit of Blink arrives rarefied after the US Senate approved a bill that will force Chinese company ByteDance to sell the video app TikTok within nine months if you don’t want the platform to be banned in the United States.

The parent company of tiktok, ByteDançamade it clear today that it has no intention of selling the app, despite US legislation.

Earlier this week, TikTok -that like western services like Google, Facebook, X or Instagramits blocked Chinawhere ByteDance operates a similar application called Douyin– has already announced that he will challenge this new law in court, which he considers “unconstitutional”.

Source: Elcomercio

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