Antony Blinken Raises Taiwan Issue: China does not tolerate the interference of any country regarding Taiwan and it is in conflict with America. Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke to his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi at the UN on the issue of Taiwan. The meeting between the two leaders took place in New York on Friday. Blinken asked Yi to maintain peace and stability around the Taiwan Strait.
“Blinken, who is in New York to attend the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, stresses the need to maintain peace and stability in the Taiwan Straits for regional, global security and prosperity,” State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a statement. In an hour-long meeting with Wang Yi, Blinken stressed that the US remains committed to maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, in line with its long-standing one-China policy. Is. The two leaders discussed the need to maintain open lines of communication and the responsibility of US-China relations.
Also asked about China’s reaction to the Russo-Ukraine war
“He reiterated America’s condemnation of Russia’s war against Ukraine and highlighted whether China supports Moscow’s invasion of a sovereign country,” Ned Price was quoted as saying in the statement. He underlined that the US is open to cooperation where our interests conflict with China.
There has also been a reaction from the Chinese Foreign Ministry regarding the meeting between the two leaders. According to the report of the news agency Reuters, China’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement regarding the meeting of Blinken-Yi, saying that the US was sending a very wrong and dangerous signal about Taiwan and the more aggressive Taiwan’s independence activities, there should be a peaceful solution. The probability is less.
And what did the Chinese Foreign Ministry say?
According to the report, the Chinese Foreign Ministry, citing Wang, said, “The Taiwan issue is China’s internal matter and the US has no right to interfere in what method will be used to resolve it.” Let us tell you that the US has been talking about Taiwan’s issues, bypassing China’s warnings and threats. On September 19, US President Joe Biden’s interview with CBS aired, in which he said that the US military would save Taiwan from Chinese aggression.
Relations between the two countries were strained when US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan in the past. China had warned the US of dire consequences even before Pelosi’s visit. As soon as Pelosi arrived in Taiwan, China announced to conduct maneuvers around the strait and tried its missiles and other equipment in military exercises for about four days. During this, some of its missiles had fallen in the outskirts of Taiwan and Japan.
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