At the G7 Summit in the United Kingdom = Summit of the Seven Major Countries, Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with Yang Jiechi, who oversees China's diplomacy, over the phone and talk about human rights issues in Taiwan and the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. , Expressed strong concern.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who accompanies US President Antony Blinken at the G7 summit, met with Yang Jiechi, a member of the Politburo Bureau, who oversees China's foreign affairs, on the 11th, just before the summit.
According to the U.S. Department of State, at the meeting, Secretary Blinken said, "I called for the pressure on Taiwan to be stopped and the cross-strait problem to be resolved peacefully." "The acts of crimes against genocide and humanity continue," he expressed strong concern.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, Mr. Yang said, "Taiwan is an inseparable part of China," and argued that "human rights issues should not be used as an excuse to interfere with the internal affairs of other countries."
In addition, Yang said at the G7 Summit that countermeasures against China were one of the focal points, "in the name of false multilateralism by collective politics based on the interests of small groups and multilateralism. There should be no unilateralism, "he criticized strongly.
The US-China diplomatic leaders have met since the face-to-face meeting in Alaska in March.
Behind the telephone talks with China at the G7 summit, the Biden administration reiterated its willingness to engage in China, which it considers to be the "most important competitor," through diplomacy, and united in the international framework of the G7. It seems that the aim is to appeal to the world the attitude of opposing China.
* Chi is a goose on a bamboo crown and a tiger in it