US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met for the first time face-to-face since Russia's military invasion of Ukraine began.
The US urged China not to support Russia and expressed concern that China was intensifying its provocative behavior towards Taiwan.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met on the 9th in Bali, Indonesia for more than five hours.
This is the first time the two foreign ministers have met face-to-face since October last year, and this is the first time since Russia's military invasion of Ukraine began in February.
After the meeting, Secretary Blinken said in a press conference, "The meeting was informative, frank and constructive," and "expressed concern about China's cooperation with Russia. China stood on Russia's side. It is amplifying that propaganda, "he said, saying he asked not to support Russia.
He also said he "told us that maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait was crucial," and expressed deep concern that China was intensifying its provocative behavior towards Taiwan.
He also said he raised concerns about the human rights situation in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Tibet Autonomous Region, and Hong Kong.
The United States and China continue to have conflicts in areas such as security and the economy, but in a wide range of fields, including last month's meeting with senior government officials in charge of security and this month's meeting with ministers in charge of economics online. I'm trying to advance the dialogue.