On November 22, State Councilor and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe, who is attending the 9th ASEAN Defense Ministers Meeting Plus in Cambodia, held talks with US Secretary of Defense Austin at request.
Wei Fenghe first introduced the relevant situation of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.
He said that President Xi Jinping and President Biden held talks at the G20 summit and reached a series of important consensus, charting the course for the development of Sino-US relations.
The responsibility for the current situation in Sino-US relations lies with the US and not with China.
China attaches great importance to the development of relations between the two countries and the two militaries, but the US must respect China's core interests.
It is hoped that the US will keep its word and keep its promises, truly implement the consensus reached by the two heads of state, adopt a rational and pragmatic policy towards China, and push China-US relations back to the track of healthy and stable development.
Wei Fenghe emphasized that the Taiwan issue is the core of China's core interests and the first insurmountable red line in Sino-US relations.
Taiwan is China's Taiwan, and the resolution of the Taiwan issue is the Chinese people's own business, and no external force has the right to interfere.
The Chinese military has the backbone, confidence, confidence and ability to resolutely safeguard the unity of the motherland.
During the talks, the two sides believed that the two militaries should earnestly implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, maintain communication and contact, strengthen crisis management and control, and strive to maintain regional security and stability.
The two sides also exchanged views on the international and regional situation, the crisis in Ukraine, the South China Sea and the Korean Peninsula issue.
("Ministry of Defense Release" Weibo)