Chinese President Xi Jinping told visiting US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on Friday that America must stop “saying one thing and doing another”urging Washington not to treat Beijing as an enemy, Reuters quoted him as saying.
“Our two sides … must be true to their word,” Xi said, according to China’s state broadcaster CCTV. “We should help each other flourish, not harm each other.”
Xi, who is the American president, Joe Biden has repeatedly called “dictator”, added: “Although there has been communication in some areas, with some positive progress, there are still many questions for resolution and there is room for further improvement.”
China is concerned about recent US efforts to strengthen alliances with Japan and the Philippines in the South and East China Seas, the Taiwan military package, and technological restrictions on Chinese access to advanced semiconductors.
China has described Japan’s actions as “duplicitous” over its claim that China is a security threat
Japan relies heavily on China, where Japanese companies have been investing for years
Blinken, speaking during the another meeting with China’s top diplomat Wang Yi, said that The US seeks to “manage competition responsibly”.
“We discussed areas of difference, in addition to areas of common interest – such as the fight against drugs – where we can build on progress to bring benefits to both our peoples,” Blinken wrote in X.
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