

Biden alarmed China shortly after by saying that the U.S. During China's National Day weekend in early October, China dispatched 149 military aircraft southwest of Taiwan in strike group formations, causing Taiwan to scramble aircraft and activate its air defense missile systems. for a sharp deterioration in relations, said he would like to establish regular contact with Blinken to exchange views on how to manage the differences between their two countries, avoid misjudgments and explore cooperation.īlinken said at the meeting that China has increased tensions with regard to Taiwan and that America wants to continue its “one-China policy,” which recognizes Beijing but allows informal relations and defense ties with Taipei. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping.Ī Chinese Foreign Ministry statement said that Wang, while blaming the U.S. goals is to maintain an open line of communication with China and set a virtual meeting later this year between U.S. The officials insisted on anonymity to discuss the exchanges. concerns during the roughly hourlong meeting. Senior State Department officials described the conversations as candid, constructive and productive, saying that Blinken was clear about U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi as part of the Group of 20 summit on Sunday - an outreach designed to ensure that the intensely competitive relationship between the world's two largest economies doesn't veer into open conflicts.
