US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, at a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday, September 23, reminded him of the consequences of supporting a Russian special operation.
“The Secretary stressed that maintaining peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait is critical to regional and global security and prosperity. He also confirmed the condemnation by the United States of America of the “special operation” of Russia and recalled the consequences if China supports Moscow in this matter. He emphasized that the United States remains open to cooperation with China where the interests of both countries intersect, ”the statement says. message State Department spokesman Ned Price.
At the same time, according to the State Department, Blinken discussed with Mr. Yi the need to maintain open lines of communication and a responsible approach to relations between the US and China, especially in times of international tension. He reiterated that the US is committed to peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait in line with the “one China” policy.
US officials repeatedly spoke of their commitment to peace between China and Taiwan, even when US Congress Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed on the island, against which China protested, and US Navy ships plowed the waters of the Taiwan Strait.
In this regard, the armed forces of China were put on alert. The Eastern Zone of the PLA Combat Command carried out escort of American cruisers and full control over their activities.
On August 31, the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, called the passage of US Navy ships through the Taiwan Strait a provocation. According to her, such actions on the part of Washington do not help to resolve the situation and strengthen security in the region.
The situation around Taiwan escalated after Nancy Pelosi arrived at the Taipei airport on August 2, despite China’s urgent request to refrain from this step.
Official relations between the PRC government and its island province were interrupted in 1949, when the Kuomintang forces led by Chiang Kai-shek, who lost in the civil war with the Communist Party of China, moved to Taiwan. Contacts between the island and mainland China resumed in the late 1980s. The United States openly supports the Taiwan authorities.
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