U.S.-China Security Agreement to Maintain Strategic Channel, Hiroshima G7 ‘Entrance to Easing Phase’
The top U.S. and Chinese security officials have agreed to "maintain strategic communication channels" ahead of the Hiroshima G7 summit, and pressure on China has entered a easing phase.
After a closed-door meeting between White House National Security Advisor and Chinese Communist Party political member Wang Yi in Austria on the 10th, the two sides seem to have agreed on “strategic communication” and have entered into stabilization of unstable relations.
Earlier, the White House statement said the meeting was based on the meeting between Biden and Xi Jinping at the G20 held in Indonesia last November, Reuters reported on the 11th.
This year's G20 will be held in India in September, and India held foreign ministers' meetings with China and Russia on the 5th at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Goa.
A statement from the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on the 5th that Foreign Minister Qin Gang met with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov and Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar in turn the previous day in Goa, India, to attend the SCO Foreign Ministers' Meeting.
White House spokeswoman Karin Jean0Pierre said in a statement on the 10th, "President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden welcome Indian Prime Minister Modi on a state visit to the United States." "The state visit includes a state dinner on June 22," he said.
On the 10th, US President Joe Biden announced the possibility of participating in the Hiroshima G7 Summit via video on the 19th-21st, retreating from pressure on China.
In New York on the 10th, President Biden replied, “You may or may not attend via video,” to a reporter’s question about the possibility of delaying attendance at the G7 summit in negotiations on the national debt ceiling.
Regarding Security Adviser Sullivan's meeting in Vienna, a White House press release said on the 11th that "the United States and China had frank, substantive and constructive discussions on key issues" and that the two sides "agreed to maintain strategic channels of communication." .
Reuters reported on the 11th that China had "candid, in-depth, substantive and constructive discussions" with the US embassy's announcement, "about removing obstacles between China and the US and stabilizing relations from deterioration."
The People's Daily reported that "Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission, met with US White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in Vienna, Austria on the 10th and 11th." There was a candid, in-depth, practical and constructive discussion about eliminating, stopping and stabilizing the downtrend. Wang Yuan fully explained China's stern position on the Taiwan issue. The two sides also exchanged views on issues of common international and regional interest, such as the Asia-Pacific situation and Ukraine. The two sides agreed to continue to make good use of this strategic communication channel,” it reported on the 12th.
"The White House hopes that the eight-hour meeting between US national security adviser Jake Sullivan and Chinese top diplomat Wang Yi in Vienna on Wednesday and Thursday will pave the way for more communication between the world's two largest economies," a US official told Reuters. .
A press release from the White House said, "For two days starting on the 10th, Adviser Sullivan met with Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, and had candid, substantive and constructive conversations on bilateral relations between the United States and China, international and regional issues, the war in Ukraine, and the Taiwan issue." "This meeting is part of our continued efforts to maintain open communication channels and manage competition responsibly," he said. "To this end, both sides agreed to maintain strategic communication channels."
According to the White House, Commissioner Wang Yi is the head of the Central Foreign Affairs Office of the Communist Party of China, the de facto top official in China's foreign policy, and a former foreign minister.
"According to China's announcement, Wang said that 'China's stern stance was sufficiently addressed' on the Taiwan issue," Yomiuri said. The US side appears to have strong self-control rather than 'interference in internal affairs',” reported from Washington on the 12th.
A US official who requested anonymity said, "We look forward to the future. China and the United States are exploring potential cooperation issues." "Both sides agreed to maintain communication channels between Sullivan and Wang Yi, and He stressed that the US is not seeking conflict or confrontation,” he told Reuters.
Daniel Russell, former top U.S. diplomat for East Asia in the Democratic administration of Obama, told Reuters on the 11th that "communication between U.S. security advisers and senior Chinese foreign ministry officials has historically been important and today appears to be virtually the only important channel still operating." .
"While avoiding the public sparring we've seen in the past is encouraging, it doesn't necessarily mean that the relationship will improve," he said. "Both sides are sending stern and sometimes angry messages. It creates the possibility to find commonalities that can help."
The meeting in Vienna was attended by Assistant Secretary Sullivan, NSC Indo-Pacific Coordinator Kurt Campbell, and Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Crettenbrink.
President Yoon Seok-yeol told Reuters on the 19th of last month in a pre-interview for a state visit, "This tension is a result of attempts to change the status quo by force, and we will never change the status quo by force together with the international community." I am against it," he said.
The joint statement from the White House Korea-US summit on the 26th stated that “the two leaders reaffirmed the importance of maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait as an essential element of security and prosperity in the region,” leaving out President Yoon’s “absolute objection”.