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US-China summit, tension between the two countries, Taiwan conflict, ‘control’, 4-point ‘agreement’

김종찬안보 2022. 11. 15. 14:25
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At the U.S.-China summit, the leaders of the two countries reached a four-point agreement on controlling escalating tensions through negotiations to withdraw from overt conflict.
China's People's Daily published a photo of President Xi Jinping and President Biden smiling and shaking hands in the top news, and reported on the 14th with a four-point agreement that "the two heads of state agreed that the diplomatic teams will maintain strategic communication and conduct regular consultations." .
The New York Times reported on the same day that “US and Chinese leaders made an effort to withdraw from overt conflict over several issues over the years when meeting ahead of the G20.”
President Biden said, "I think we understand each other. This is the most important thing we can do."
Responding to President Biden’s remarks, People’s Daily said, “The United States agrees that we must establish principles that guide US-China relations, and both teams can continue to talk based on existing agreements to reach an agreement as soon as possible. The US government pursues the One Belt, One Road policy and does not use the Taiwan issue as a tool to contain China, and wants to see peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.”
“The two leaders came to the meeting, albeit for different reasons, to buy time and cool the temperature, and they achieved it,” said Prof. Ivan Mediroth of Georgetown University, who served as Democratic President Obama's top Asia-Pacific adviser. "It's not today, it's to see if the problem is managed or gets worse over the next 6 to 12 months," he told the NYT.
Daniel R. Russell, former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, who attended the meeting with President Xi as President Biden, said, "They said it was reassuring to hear directly from the other leader because of their strong personal relationship." You will begin to show a new respect for mitigation and the core interests of your opponents," he told the NYT.
“Taiwan independence and peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait are unacceptable, and we hope that the US side will be consistent in its words and actions and abide by the Belt and Road Initiative and the three Sino-US Joint Statements,” Xi said. is socialist, so both sides are going different ways. This difference does not exist only today and will continue to exist,” People's Daily reported.
In response to a reporter's question about North Korean nuclear weapons after the meeting, President Biden said, "I'm not sure that China can contain such a threat, and I told President Xi that we need to convince North Korea not to participate in a long-range nuclear test."
The NYT said President Biden made a statement about the North Korean nuclear issue, saying, "China is confident that North Korea will not expect any further involvement in escalating tensions."
In President Biden’s remarks, People’s Daily said, “The United States and China, as two great powers, have a responsibility to maintain constructive relations.” It does not oppose or support Taiwan independence, has no intention of clashing with China, has no intention of seeking separation from China, has no intention of hindering China's economic development, and has no intention of encircling China."
People's Daily continued, “Biden said that how the US-China relationship will develop is very important for the future direction of the world.” “The United States agrees that we must establish the principles that guide US-China relations, and the teams on both sides will continue to build on existing agreements to reach an agreement as quickly as possible. can talk The US government pursues the One Belt, One Road policy, does not use the Taiwan issue as a tool to contain China, and wants to see peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.”
Regarding the US-China summit agreement, People's Daily reported that it "agreed on dialogue and coordination between the financial teams of the two countries on macroeconomic policy, economy and trade issues" and "agreed on joint efforts for the success of the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change". A four-point agreement was revealed: “agreement on dialogue and cooperation between the two countries in public health, agriculture and food security” and “agreement on the use of joint working groups between China and the United States to address specific issues.”
Yonhap News said, “Summarizing the announcements made by the two countries immediately after the summit, the two leaders expressed their respective positions on the economy and Taiwan issues, exposing considerable differences, but showed the possibility of cooperation to prevent clashes on the basic framework of competition and eased the conflict between the two countries. “In particular, President Biden urged President Xi to exercise China’s influence to resolve North Korea’s provocations, such as a series of ballistic missile launches and preparations for a nuclear test, but it is said that they could not find a point of contact.” Reported.