BEIJING — The high U.S. and Chinese diplomats agreed Wednesday to maintain constructing on latest progress in bilateral ties and work collectively to maintain the Israel-Hamas battle in Gaza from spreading.
Both Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken referred in a phone name to final month’s carefully watched assembly between the 2 nations’ leaders in San Francisco following years of frigid ties.
“The important task for both sides at present is to continue the positive impact of the San Francisco meeting, implement the consensus reached by the two heads of state, and consolidate the momentum of stabilizing Sino-U.S. relations,” Wang mentioned, in keeping with China‘s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Blinken also emphasized that the two sides should build on progress at the summit, according to the U.S. State Department.
President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping agreed at their meeting to keep channels of communication open and resume military-to-military talks. Yet, major political differences between the countries remain far from resolved.
Wang and Blinken also discussed the Israel-Hamas war, where China has been trying to play a role in negotiations, and agreed to maintain communications on the situation. Last Wednesday, China presented a four-point peace plan to the United Nations on ending the conflict, although the plan lacked detail.
Blinken also raised recent attacks on shipping vessels in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, an escalation in a sequence of maritime assaults within the Mideast linked to the Gaza warfare, and mentioned it was necessary to maintain the battle from spreading.
Wang mentioned any resolution to the disaster in Gaza requires a two-state association that displays the desire of the Palestinian individuals.
“China believes that the core of the solution is to respect Palestine’s right to statehood and self-determination,” he mentioned, in keeping with the ministry.
Wang paid respects to former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who died final month. Kissinger, who traveled to China in July, contributed to the normalization of U.S.-China relations whereas serving below President Richard Nixon.
“The diplomatic legacy he left behind is worthy of promotion and development by future generations,” Wang mentioned.
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Associated Press author Huizhong Wu in Bangkok contributed to this story.
