American Security Advisor Sullivan and Yang Jiechi hold talks in Switzerland | Zurich | Epoch Times

[Epoch Times October 06, 2021](The Epoch Times reporter Zhang Ting comprehensive report) Wednesday (October 6), US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan (Jake Sullivan) and the Chinese Communist Party’s top diplomat Yang Jiechi opened in Zurich, Switzerland Face-to-face talks with a view to improving communication between the two countries.

The Zurich meeting comes at a time when relations between the two largest economies in the world, the United States and China, are tense over a series of issues, including Taiwan.

A source familiar with the Zurich meeting told Reuters that the closed-door meeting was taking place at an airport hotel in Zurich.

This will be the first face-to-face meeting between Sullivan and Yang Jiechi after the fierce confrontation in Alaska in March this year. US Secretary of State Blincoln also participated in the Alaska talks.

After U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai delivered a speech on the Biden administration’s trade policy with China on Monday (October 4), the Swiss meeting between U.S. and Chinese officials attracted much attention from outsiders.

White House National Security Council spokesperson Emily Horne (Emily Horne) said in a statement that the meeting was a follow-up to the phone call between President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping on September 9 (Eastern Time). “Because we will continue to seek to handle the competition between the United States and China responsibly.”

The spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hua Chunying announced on Wednesday that according to the consensus reached in the first September 10th (September 9th, Eastern time) call between China and the United States, after China and the United States have agreed, Yang Jiechi and Sullivan will hold a meeting in Zurich, Switzerland. ; The two sides will exchange views on Sino-US relations and related issues.

The South China Morning Post quoted a source as saying that one of Yang Jiechi’s agenda is to discuss with the US the possibility of Xi Jinping and Biden holding a summit.

For four consecutive days since October 1, the CCP has sent nearly 150 military aircraft to invade the Taiwan Air Defense Identification Zone. The United States urges the CCP to stop “provocative” military operations that undermine peace and stability.

President Biden said on Tuesday that he had talked with Xi Jinping on the Taiwan issue and the two sides agreed to abide by the “Taiwan Agreement.”

Biden seems to be referring to Washington’s long-term policy of officially recognizing Beijing instead of Taipei and complying with the Taiwan Relations Act.

The White House stated that Sullivan will also visit Brussels, meet with NATO and EU officials, and will brief European allies about his meeting with Yang Jiechi.

The U.S. Secretary of State Blincol, who is currently visiting in Paris, had a phone call with Yang Jiechi in June this year. He emphasized the need to increase cooperation and transparency in investigating the origin of the new crown virus (CCP virus). He also mentioned the CCP’s treatment of Uighur Muslims and Hong Kong. And Taiwan and other controversial issues.

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