Member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CCP) Yang Jiechi spoke with US national security adviser Jake Sullivan about the rapprochement of the two countries and "returning relations to the path of healthy and steady development".
According to China Media Group (CMG), Yang and Sullivan spoke on Monday in Rome.
The two sides agree to jointly implement the consensus reached by the two heads of state, increase understanding, manage differences, expand consensus and strengthen cooperation, so as to accumulate conditions for China-US rapprochement.
Yang, also director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, said that implementing consensus among heads of state is the most important task.
He said that Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed three principles in the development of China-US relations, namely mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation.
"US President Joseph Biden responded positively and emphasized that the United States is not looking for a new cold war, nor does it want to change the Chinese system, nor will it confront China through strengthening alliances, support 'Taiwan independence' or seek confrontation with China," he pointed out. Jang.
Yang said that the Taiwan issue concerns China's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
"In three joint announcements by China and the US, he said that the American side explicitly acknowledged that there is only one China and that the principle of one China is the premise for establishing diplomatic relations between China and the United States, as well as the political foundation of their relations," said the Chinese diplomat.
China appeals to the US side, Yang pointed out, to recognize the high sensitivity of the Taiwan issue, to adhere to the one-China principle, the provisions of the three Sino-US joint communiques and the commitments made by the US side, and to stop following the dangerous path.
Yang outlined China's position on issues related to Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong, stressing that these issues concern China's core interests and are China's internal affairs that do not allow foreign interference.
"Any attempt to use these issues to contain China will fail," he said.
The two sides also exchanged views on international and regional issues, including the Ukraine issue, the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue, the Iran nuclear issue and the Afghanistan issue, CMG reports.
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