Blinken says talks with Chinese FM Wang Yi ‘candid and constructive’

• US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Indonesia.
• He expressed concern regarding Taiwan, Hong Kong, human rights, and Ukraine.
• He also asked China to break away from Russia and urged it to engage with the West over Ukraine.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated on Saturday that his infrequent conversations with his Chinese counterpart in Indonesia were “constructive,” although he expressed concern regarding Taiwan.

“Despite the complexities of our relationship, I can say with some confidence that our delegations found today’s discussions useful, candid, and constructive,” Blinken said, following an unusually lengthy five hours of meetings with Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

However, Blinken also expressed concern regarding Taiwan, Hong Kong, human rights, and Ukraine.

Blinken stated, “I conveyed deep concerns of the United States regarding Beijing’s increasingly provocative rhetoric and activity toward Taiwan and the vital importance of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.”

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A day after the Group of 20 meeting in Bali, where the West strongly criticised Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov for his actions in Ukraine, he also asked China to break away from Russia.

As per Blinken, he reminded Wang that “now is the time for all of us to speak up, as we have heard country after nation in the G20 do, to denounce the aggression and to demand, among other things, that Russia give access to food that is trapped in Ukraine.”

He said that there were “no signs” that Moscow was eager to engage following a torrent of criticism at the G20 conference the previous day.

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