U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken concluded a two-day trip to China, and U.S. President Joe Biden praised him for "doing a good job" and putting U.S.-China relations on the right track. U.S.-China cooperation has gone a step further. U.S. climate envoy John Kerry confirmed that he has been invited to visit China in the near future, which will open up the possibility of cooperation between the two sides.

 

During Blinken's visit to China on the 18th and 19th, he held talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping for about 35 minutes. Xi Jinping expressed the hope that China and the United States can find a way of mutual respect and win-win cooperation. Blinken reiterated that the United States has no intention of "decoupling" from China and expressed concern about the security and economic issues involved in the situation in the Taiwan Strait.

 

According to comprehensive foreign media reports, US White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said on the 19th that Blinken had a constructive dialogue with Xi Jinping and other officials, which was a good step forward for US-China relations, emphasizing that communication channels should be kept open. The United States will continue to raise issues of concern through diplomatic channels and seek cooperation with China.

 

Yang Tao, director of the Department of American and Oceanian Affairs of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said on the 20th that during Blinken's trip, China and the United States reached five consensus points. First, the two sides agreed to jointly implement the important consensus reached at the Bali meeting between the two heads of state, effectively manage and control differences, and promote dialogue, exchanges and cooperation. Second, the two sides agreed to maintain high-level exchanges. Blinken invited Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang to visit the United States. Qin Gang expressed his willingness to visit the United States at a time convenient for both parties. Third, the two sides agreed to continue to advance the consultation on the guiding principles of China-US relations.

 

Fourth, the two sides agreed to continue to advance the China-US Joint Working Group consultations to resolve specific issues in Sino-US relations. Fifth, the two sides agreed to encourage the expansion of cultural and educational exchanges between the two countries, actively discuss the increase of passenger flights between China and the United States, welcome more students, scholars, and business people from the other country to visit each other's countries, and provide support and convenience for this purpose .

 

After Blinken's visit to China, he started a series of trips for US officials to China. US climate envoy John Kerry has confirmed that he has been invited to visit China in the near future, but no date has been set yet. Kerry said the United States and China, the world's two largest emitters of greenhouse gases, must form a partnership to tackle climate change rather than let differences on other issues get in the way.

 

Kerry pointed out that there are no conditions for cooperation on climate issues between the United States and China, and climate negotiations should be independent, but he also hopes that climate cooperation between the two countries will open up possibilities for cooperation on other issues.

 

Although before Blinken's trip, all parties had no expectations for the outcome of the trip, the US National Foreign Trade Council still stated that any signs of progress are welcome and hope that the US-China high-level meeting can start to be worrying and unpredictable Trade relationships, injecting commercial certainty. (Source: chinatimes0621) ☺

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