The opening remarks of Yang Jiechi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC), at the high-level strategic dialogue between China and the U.S. were seen as warlike, but according to a report by the official media Xinhua News Agency after the dialogue revealed more of the Chinese side’s tougher stance, saying that the Chinese side emphasized at the meeting that the ruling status and institutional security of the CPC cannot be compromised and that “this is a red line that cannot be touched” and explicitly demanded that The U.S. side to remove the influence of the previous administration’s erroneous policies toward China.
The two-day high-level strategic dialogue between the U.S. and China ended yesterday, with Chinese and U.S. officials acknowledging their differences in various areas, but changing the opening remarks of the dialogue from the saber-rattling, with both Yang Jiechi and Secretary of State Blinken describing the dialogue as frank and useful for understanding and looking forward to continuing this high-level communication. The report also said the two sides agreed to establish a joint U.S.-China climate change working group to discuss issues such as facilitating the activities of diplomats and media reporters.
According to Xinhua, Chinese officials spoke out against the former Trump administration’s deliberate policy of treating Chinese people differently from the ruling Communist Party of China, saying that the ruling status and institutional security of the Communist Party of China cannot be compromised and that this is a red line that cannot be touched. China’s development is inseparable from the leadership of the CPC, the role and core position of the CPC leader, supported by the Chinese people, urged the U.S. side to correctly view China’s political system and development path, do not repeat “the previous U.S. administration to implement extremely wrong anti-China Policy“, and asked the U.S. side to eliminate these effects, while avoiding creating new problems.
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However, the two sides continued to make confrontational remarks after the meeting on issues such as Hong Kong, Taiwan and Xinjiang. Secretary of State Blinken said after the meeting, the two sides in Xinjiang, Hong Kong, Taiwan and other issues there are “fundamental differences”, the U.S. side is telling the Chinese side, “the United States is in close consultation with Congress, allies and partners to review these issues.”
The Xinhua News Agency issued another press release yesterday, saying that Chinese officials at the meeting reiterated their defense of national sovereignty and their opposition to foreign directives on China’s internal affairs, and rebutted the U.S. allegations one by one on Hong Kong, Taiwan and Tibet. The officials stressed that the “perfect” Hong Kong’s electoral system is a matter for the central government, which must adhere to the “patriot rule”, and no foreign government has the right to interfere; China urged the U.S. side to stop meddling in Hong Kong affairs and stop supporting the “Hong Kong independence China urges the U.S. side to stop meddling in Hong Kong affairs, stop supporting and cheering for “Hong Kong independence” forces, withdraw “illegal sanctions” against Chinese officials and institutions, stop trying to mess up Hong Kong, and stop blocking China’s progress towards “one country, two systems”. If the U.S. continues to go its own way, China will respond firmly.
On the issue of Taiwan, China pointed out that it involves China’s core interests and there is “no room for compromise” and urged the U.S. side to stop official contacts and military ties between the U.S. and Taiwan, stop selling arms to Taiwan, refrain from helping Taiwan expand its so-called “international space” and refrain from providing assistance to the “Taiwan independence” forces. The U.S. side urged the U.S. to stop official contacts and military ties between the U.S. and Taiwan, stop selling arms to Taiwan, not to help Taiwan expand its so-called “international space”, not to send any wrong signals to the “Taiwan independence” forces, and not to try to break through China’s bottom line so as not to seriously damage U.S.-China relations and peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.
The Xinhua report did not mention the “fundamental differences” mentioned by the U.S. side on the issue, except to say that the U.S. side stated that it adheres to the “one-China” policy.
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