CHINA-US: CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER WANG YI URGES STABILISATION OF US-CHINA RELATIONS

Speaking via video-link to the US-China Business Council on December 7, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi expressed the hope that US-China relations would stabilise with the Biden Administration. He said, “We expect and believe that the US’ China policy will return to objectivity and rationality sooner or later.” South China Morning Post reported him as saying also that “The most urgent task currently is for the two sides to work together to remove all sorts of barriers to achieve a smooth transition in China-US relations.” He added “At the same time…we need to strive to restart dialogue, return to the right track and rebuild trust in this next phase of relations” and recommended that “For problems that cannot be immediately resolved, we [must] manage the situation to avoid intensifying and escalating the overall situation of China-US relations.” His comments were also disseminated via Twitter.

(Comment: Beijing is guardedly hoping for a more productive and predictable relationship with incoming US President Joe Biden.)







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