2 minutes read
Shanghai, China, Feb 2 (efe-epa).- China’s top foreign policy adviser urged the new United States administration on Tuesday to “stop interference in the affairs of Hong Kong, Tibet and Xinjiang” and work to restore bilateral ties to a “predictable and constructive track of development.”
In a conversation via videolink with board members of the National Committee on US-China Relations, Yang Jiechi urged Washington to “stop attempts to hold back China’s development by meddling in China’s internal affairs.”
“We in China hope that the US side will fully understand the sensitivity of these issues and handle them with prudence, so as to avoid disruption or damage to mutual trust and cooperation,” he added.
Yang Jiechi s call for cooperation could be transcendent By Thomas O. Falk | CGTN | Updated: 2021-02-02 15:45
Yang Jiechi, Director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, is in video conversation with the National Committee on United States-China Relations. /Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People s Republic of China
Editor s note: Thomas O. Falk is a London-based political analyst and commentator. He holds a Master of Arts in International Relations from the University of Birmingham and specializes in U.S. affairs. The article reflects the author s opinions and not necessarily the views of CGTN.
A top Chinese diplomat laid out “red lines” on Monday for President Joe Biden’s administration to avoid crossing with China, including interfering with matters in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Tibet, and Xinjiang, where the U.S. has accused China of genocide against the ethnic minority Uyghurs.
In a video address to the National Committee on United States-China Relations in New York, Yang Jiechi, the director of China’s Foreign Affairs Commission, said the U.S. should adhere to the One-China Principle, which recognizes Taiwan as a part of Chinese territory, and “should stop interference in the affairs of Hong Kong, Tibet, and Xinjiang,” referring to the issues as China’s “internal affairs.”
China warns Biden not to cross red line on Taiwan, Tibet, Hong Kong and Xinjiang Brian McGleenon
Replay Video UP NEXT
The Biden administration has condemned China s crackdown on democracy in Hong Kong and its concentration camps for Uighur s in Xinjiang. On Tuesday, Beijing s Foreign Affairs Commission director Yang Jiechi has threatened the new US Biden administration to stop meddling in China s internal affairs. Mr Yang stated: We expect the United States to honour its commitment under the three Sino-US Joint Communiqués. We ask the US to strictly abide by the One China principle, and respect China s position and concerns on the Taiwan question.
2021-02-02 04:35:29 GMT2021-02-02 12:35:29(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
Video Player
Close
BEIJING, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) Yang Jiechi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, on Tuesday had a virtual conversation with board members of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations.
Please see the attachment for the full text of Yang s speech. Enditem
Full Text: