(Washington Composite Electric) US White House senior officials said that China and the United States agreed to let go of the spy balloon incident and restore normal communication channels to stabilize the relationship between the two countries.
The US National Security Consultant Sha Liwen and the director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Working Committee Wang Yi held talks in Vienna on May 10th and 11th.The White House hopes that the two are in , canCarry more exchanges for China and the United States.
The White House statement said that the talks between Shalvin and Wang Yi involved "the main issues in bilateral relations in China and the United States, global and regional security issues, the Russian and Ukraine War and the Taiwan Strait."
The White House described that the talks were part of the continuous efforts of the two sides "the continuous efforts made by maintaining open communication channels and responsible management of competitive relationships."
The Global Times quoted senior Chinese officials who were familiar with the situation that the two sides conducted several rounds of discussions on important issues such as Sino -US relations, Taiwan issues, the Asia -Pacific situation, and the Ukraine crisis, with a length of more than 10 hours.The meeting is frank, deep, substantial and constructive.
U.S. anonymous officials commented that this was one of the most constructive meetings they had participated in.Although Shalvin and Wang Yi did not discuss the date of re -arranging US Secretary of State Brills to visit China, the White House is expected to continue to contact in the next few months.
After the United States shot down the suspected Chinese spy balloon caused by the diplomatic crisis of the two countries, Originally planned to visit Beijing in February this year .
When asked what was discussed by Shatin and Wang Yi to discuss the balloon incident, an anonymous US official said: "I think both parties are aware of this unfortunate incident that leads to interruption of exchanges between the two countries. We are seeking to let go of this incident.Create some standard and normal communication channels. "
The official said that Washington has stated that the United States has a position on the issue of sovereignty's violations and "try to look forward from now."
Former American Assistant Secretary of State Russell believes that it is inspiring to avoid the public scolding war between China and the United States in the past, but it does not necessarily mean that the relationship between the two countries will improve.He said: "Both sides are passing strict and sometimes angry information, but such conferences create the possibility of allowing the two sides to find some of them in common, which helps to stabilize the relationship between the two sides of the high degree of impermanence."
To prevent the relationship from deteriorating the United States to suspend US sanctions
In fact, since the spy balloon incident occurred in February this year, some US officials were convinced that this would promote the United States to adopt a series of actions to fight against China.However, according to sources familiar with US policies and internal emails obtained by Reuters, the US State Department decided to temporarily relieve Chinese human rights -related sanctions and export controls to prevent further damage to the relationship between the two countries.
Sources said that the export license provisions of the telecommunications equipment manufacturer Huawei, as well as the sanctions on Chinese officials who have delayed the human rights of Uyghur people, caused the morale of the State Council's "China House".
> At a meeting at the end of March, it was revealed that the State Council will follow the instructions of Deputy Secretary of State Sherman to "look forward" in the balloon incident; Sherman knows that it is rushing to re -arrange the visit to China.A Chinese official revealed to Reuters that if the United States puts on hold on this issue in accordance with Beijing, it is more likely to re -arrange Brinken to visit China.The official said that China has stated that he does not want the Federal Investigation Agency (FBI) to announce the details of the investigation of balloons.According to sources, the FBI report was originally scheduled to be announced in mid -April.
However, China has still responded coldly about the call of the United States.U.S. Defense Secretary Austin said on Thursday (May 11) to attend the Congress hearing that he had Contacted with the Chinese New Defense Director Li Shangfu and put forward suggestions for negotiations , but the Financial Times reported on Wednesday that China has informed the United States that Li Shangfu and Austin can hardly meet during the Drial dialogue between Shangri -La in Singapore.