![]() have found any issue of substance they can negotiate about. ![]() Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen plans to visit China later this summer, while there are also discussions about a new meeting between Xi and Biden.īut it’s not clear if China and the U.S. The rivals are now trying to negotiate more visits: Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang agreed in principle to an invitation to visit Washington and U.S. policy towards China can truly return to objectivity and rationality.” He also said China should not be judged “in the vein of traditional Western powers,” concluding that a change of perspective “is the key on whether the U.S. stop “hyping the ‘China threat theory’” and “urged the United States not to project on China the template that a strong country must seek hegemony.” is clinging to fading glory as the world’s lone superpower, and seeking to sabotage China’s development and growing international stature by sowing mistrust about Beijing’s intentions.Ĭhina’s top diplomat Wang Yi demanded on Monday that the U.S. In addition, it says China is working “to undermine or reshape international law and standards, institutions, and values to legitimize its own development and governance models, including related to human rights (and) using its economic and political influence to compromise institutions’ transparency, effectiveness, independence and alignment with foundational norms and values.”įrom the Chinese perspective, the U.S. The document accuses China of having “undertaken a systematic campaign to subvert existing principles and standards, promote authoritarian ideology and policy (and) reprioritize economic development over human rights and democratic governance.” system and other international organizations as privileging Westerns countries, supporting liberal democratic principles, and posing a threat to its monopoly on domestic political power and assertive global ambitions,” said the document, which is marked “SBU,” which means “sensitive but unclassified” and was obtained by The Associated Press. “It views the established rules and norms in the U.N. State Department document prepared earlier this year that focuses on China’s role at the United Nations and other international organizations said Beijing “believes that the People’s Republic of China must dominate and shape international institutions, standards and values in order to advance both its domestic and global agenda.” believes China has ulterior and perhaps nefarious motives.Īn internal U.S. has opened or plans to open at least five new embassies this year.īehind the scenes, the U.S. Washington is racing to repair and shore up its relationships in regions where China has made inroads, particularly Africa and the Indo-Pacific, where the U.S. ![]() perspective, China’s rise has challenged its global position. and China mentioned specific disagreements, especially about Taiwan, Russel said that “the public statements by the two sides were notably positive, particularly by recent standards.”īut Washington and Beijing remain deeply suspicious of each other’s actions and intentions.įrom the U.S. “Both sides clearly used the visit to help stabilize the relationship, which has been lurching toward dangerously intense confrontation,” he said. is not trying to contain or hinder China -– are important to prevent a collapse in ties. and is not looking to displace the United States. diplomat for Asia during the Obama administration who is currently vice president of the Asia Society Policy Institute in New York, said these so-called “negative assurances” -– that China respects the U.S. Similarly, the United States should also respect China and not harm its legitimate rights and interests.”ĭanny Russel, the top U.S. “China respects the interests of the United States and will not challenge or supplant the United States. “The competition among major countries is not in line with the trend of the times and cannot solve the problems of the United States itself and the challenges facing the world,” he told Blinken. ![]() Xi sounded a similar note, but suggested that the rivalry could be overcome.
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