Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met China’s top diplomat, Yang Jiechi, in Hawaii amid a deep deterioration of ties between the strategic rivals, their first face-to-face meeting since last year
WASHINGTON/BEIJING - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met China’s top diplomat, Yang Jiechi, in Hawaii on Wednesday, in high-level face-to-face talks that have become rare amid tensions between the two strategic rivals.
Yang told Pompeo that Washington needs to respect Beijing’s positions on key issues, halt its interference on matters such as Hong Kong, Taiwan and Xinjiang, and work to repair relations, China’s foreign ministry said in a statement. Hours after the meeting ended, China announced that its top parliamentary body will review draft Hong Kong national security legislation during a session that began on Thursday.
Wu Xinbo, dean of the Institute of International Studies at Fudan University in Shanghai, said that meeting could reduce “microphone diplomacy” between the two bickering sides, but said he was doubtful that it would stabilize relations.Pompeo has been forceful in his criticism of Beijing. It was his first known contact with Yang since they discussed the coronavirus by phone on April 15, and their first face-to-face meeting since last year.
While Trump and his administration have stepped up rhetoric against China in the run-up to the November U.S. election, his former national security adviser, John Bolton, said on Wednesday Trump had sought Chinese President Xi Jinping’s help to win re-election. China said on Thursday it has no interest in interfering with the election.
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