(Video source: Reuters)
China and the United States and Foreign Ministers on Sunday (June 18) held a five -and -a -half -hour talks in Beijing. The two sides expressed the willingness to stabilize bilateral relations and avoid the conflict of competition.Qin Gang, a Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister, emphasized that Beijing is committed to building a stable, expected and constructive Sino -US relations, while US Secretary of State Brills shows that the United States does not want to decide with China.
U.S. Secretary of State Brills arrived in Beijing on Sunday to start a long -awaited visit to China.This is the first visit to China since 2018, and it is also the highest -level U.S. officials who visited China since the beginning of 2021 to enter the White House.Brinken originally planned to visit China in February this year, but delayed its itinerary due to the balloon incident.
Blint flew to Beijing in the morning, and Yang Tao, director of the North American Oceania Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, went to the airport to welcome.
He arrived at Diaoyutai State Hotel at 2:30 pm.According to the on -site screen, Qin Gang greeted at the door of one of the villas in the National Hotel. After the Blints got off the car, the two shook hands to pay attention. Then they walked briefly with English and eased in English.Natural response is very good.
The two subsequently held a five -and -a -half -hour talks, which is one hour longer than the original plan.After the meeting, both the talks described the talks and constructive.The two went to work dinner together, and the US delegation drove away after 10:30 pm.
According to a press release issued by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qin Gang said in the talks that China is committed to building a stable, expected and constructive Sino -US relations. It is hoped that the United States will adhere to the objective and rational cognition of China, and to maintain it with China to maintain and maintain it to maintain and maintain it to maintain and maintain it to maintain and maintain it.The political foundation of Sino -US relations, calm, professional, and rational handling accidental occasional incidents.
Qin Gang emphasized that the issue of Taiwan is the most significant issue in Sino -US relations
According to the press release, Qin Gang also clarified the strict position on the core interests and major concerns of the Taiwan issue, and put forward clear requirements. It is emphasized that the Taiwan issue is the core of China's core interests, the most significant issue in Sino -US relations, and the most prominent risk.
According to the press release, the two sides have been frank, deep, and constructive on the overall relationship between China and the United States and related issues related to important issues; the two parties agree to jointly implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state.And also agreed to maintain high -level exchanges.
U.S. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said after the meeting that the US -China Foreign Minister had a frank, substantial and constructive talks, and stated that the importance of diplomacy in the Tolling Conference and maintained the topic in all fields were kept open.Communication channels to reduce the risk of misunderstanding and misjudgment.
Brinkens invited Qin Gang to visit the United States to continue consultation
Miller said that Brinken also invited Qin Gang to continue the consultation in Washington, and they agreed to visit each other in the appropriate time between the two parties.The news released by China also confirmed that Qin Gang expressed his willingness to visit the United States when both parties were convenient.
Senior officials in the United States State Department also revealed that Blingken was very clear in the talks that the United States did not want to decompose with China; the two foreign ministers also expressed stable bilateral relations and the willingness to avoid the slide of competition.
American officials also described that Brinken and Qin Gang were ready, which was a real conversation and directly described the talks.
Zhu Feng, dean of the School of International Relations of Nanjing University, analyzed in an interview that the China -US foreign minister has a long meeting. The two sides seem to cherish the hard -to -face contact of this time.Essence
Zhu Feng believes that the US Secretary of State's first visit to China for the first time is a positive situation. The high -level diplomatic high -rise Sunday interacts well in the two countries.The dramatic effect is impossible.
Brinken Monday (June 19) is expected to meet Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China and the director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Working Committee, and may meet with Chinese officials.