Wang tells Blinken to 'work with China' on improving US ties

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In their second meeting in less than a month, Mr Blinken raised concerns about alleged Chinese cybersecurity threats after Microsoft said Chinese state-backed hackers had breached email accounts of US government agencies.

BEIJING — Beijing's top diplomat Wang Yi has urged Washington to"work with China" to improve ties during a meeting with United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Friday .

Washington"needs to take a rational and pragmatic approach, work with China in the same direction", Mr Wang told Mr Blinken according to a statement on Friday by the foreign ministry in Beijing."Wang outlined China's stern position on the Taiwan question and urged the US to avoid wantonly interfering in China's internal affairs," the ministry said.

Tensions between the United States and China have soared in recent years over a range of issues, including trade, US military support for Taiwan, Beijing's growing assertiveness in the South China Sea and its cosy relationship with Russia.Washington has choked advanced semiconductor exports to China and Beijing recently retaliated by restricting exports of gallium and germanium, two metals widely used to make semiconductors and electric vehicles.

 

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