China’s high diplomat Yang Jiechi and State Councilor Wang Yi will meet with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Thursday and Friday in Anchorage, Alaska.
There is not any public agenda for the occasion, however a spokesman for the US State Department mentioned “a range of issues” could be mentioned. “We will certainly not pull any punches in discussing our areas of disagreement,” State Department spokesman Ned Price mentioned on March 11.
The summit follows a protracted deterioration in relations between Beijing and Washington beneath former US President Donald Trump, together with the imposition of commerce sanctions, mutual visa restrictions and know-how bans.
Speaking Wednesday in Alaska, Cui Tiankai, China’s ambassador to the US, mentioned the Chinese authorities did not “expect to solve all problems in one dialogue.”
“We don’t have high expectations or fantasy,” mentioned Cui. “I think both sides attach great importance to it. We have done a lot in preparation in the past few days.”
Speaking in Japan Wednesday, Blinken accused China of utilizing “coercion and aggression” to undermine human rights in Hong Kong and Xinjiang, and assert its claims to Taiwan and the South China Sea.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry mentioned the nation has taken countermeasures towards the US determination. When requested if Beijing would take additional motion, Cui replied, “With the situation evolving, we will continue to do if necessary.”
Cui mentioned in talks with the US representatives, China wouldn’t compromise on key points associated to the nation’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
“The prerequisite for dialogue and communication between any countries is that both sides should have the spirit of equality and mutual respect,” he mentioned.
“I hope both parties will come with sincerity and leave with a better understanding of each other.”
Both Spavor and former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig have been charged by Beijing with spying, though their prices have been denounced by Ottawa as politically motivated.
NCS’s Beijing bureau contributed to this text.