[Text/Observer Network Zhang Jingjuan] According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website, as agreed by China and the United States, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will meet with US Secretary of State Blinken on the sidelines of the Group of Twenty (G20) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. It will be the first face-to-face meeting between the two men since talks in Rome last October. Since the beginning of this year, the foreign ministers of the two countries have had three phone calls.
According to Bloomberg, the US Assistant Secretary of State for Asia-Pacific Affairs Conda said on the 5th that Blinken will have a "frank discussion" with Wang Yi on the Ukraine war. The talks will set up guardrails between the United States and China to ensure smooth communication channels and avoid Any misjudgment that may lead to conflict and confrontation, during the fierce conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the United States will also express its expectations for China in the Russia-Ukraine war.
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Kangda pointed out that high-level communications between China and the United States have been conducted many times. The United States has also expressed its position to China and all responsible countries in the international community regarding Russia's "invasion" of Ukraine , and hopes that they will understand the United States. expect.
"I think (the meeting of the Chinese and American foreign ministers) will be another opportunity to have a candid exchange of views on this matter and convey our expectations of what China should and should not do on the Ukrainian issue."
Targeting the Chinese and American Foreign Ministers The focus of this meeting, Kangda said, is to emphasize to China that the United States is committed to conducting "intensive diplomacy" with Beijing and keeping communication channels open between the two sides. He added that the two foreign ministers would discuss setting up guardrails for the bilateral relationship and "responsibly manage the fierce competition between the two countries."
As for what guardrails are, Kangda said that guardrails mean that both parties have sufficient communication channels and actively exchange opinions through these channels to avoid misjudgment.
Kangda pointed out that it is very important for the United States and China to have smooth communication channels, especially at the high-level. The two sides have regular contacts at the levels of leaders, foreign ministers and national security advisers. He emphasized that the United States will do its best to prevent any party from making misjudgments that may lead to conflict.
In addition, Kangda said that as Blinken stated in his China policy speech at the end of May, the United States is still committed to exploring potential areas of cooperation with China where it is in line with the interests of the United States. Blinken and Wang Yi are also expected to discuss possible cooperation issues. Exchange ideas on topics such as climate change, global health and the fight against drugs.
On October 31, 2021 local time, Wang Yi (right) and Blinken (left) held a meeting in Rome. Source: CGTN
Reports said that Blinken will depart for Bali this Wednesday (6th) Island attended the G20 Ministerial Meeting held in Bali from the 7th to the 8th.
In addition to meeting with Wang Yi, Blinken is also expected to hold a side meeting with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba, who was invited to attend the G20 Ministerial Meeting. However, US State Department spokesperson Price said on Tuesday (5th) that he would not meet with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov who also attended the meeting, adding that "now is not the time to meet with the Russian Foreign Minister."
Price emphasized that unless Russia shows its intention to resolve the Russian-Ukrainian conflict through diplomatic channels, negotiations will be meaningless.
What is striking is that two days ago, the ambassadors of the United States and Russia "rarely" shared the same stage in China and had a heated debate on the Ukrainian issue. In response to Bloomberg's question about the role that China can play in the Ukraine crisis, U.S. Ambassador to China Burns claimed that the United States first hopes that China will not provide material support to Russia, and second, it hopes that China will stop blaming . NATO provoked this war. The third reason is that we hope that China will stop spreading "lies" about the U.S. biological laboratory in Ukraine.
In response, Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Zhao Lijian responded at a regular press conference that it is relevant US officials, not China, who have consistently spread false information and lies. "China has always considered the historical merits and merits of the Ukraine issue. Go ahead and make independent and objective judgments."
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