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Biden's national security adviser holds talks with China's top diplomat in Beijing

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US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan has arrived in China for his first visit, aiming to stabilize relations between the two countries. Sullivan will meet with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, following a high-stakes summit between Presidents Xi Jinping and Joe Biden in January. The visit comes amid tensions between China and its neighbors, particularly Japan and the Philippines, over the South China Sea. Japan has scrambled fighter jets after a Chinese military aircraft entered its airspace, while the Philippines has accused China of being the "biggest disruptor" in the region. Sullivan and Wang Yi have expressed hopes for productive talks, but the situation remains tense, with Japan and the Philippines blaming China for raising regional tensions.

    1. China's commitment to the goal of stable, healthy, and sustainable development of China-US relations hasn't changed.
    2. We hope that the US will work with China to meet each other halfway.
    3. In this changing and turbulent world, countries need solidarity and coordination ... not exclusion or regress.
    1. I hope, as always, the communication will be not only strategic but also substantive and, at the same time, very constructive.
    2. The key to the smooth development of China-U.S. interaction lies in treating each other as equals.
    3. The United States must not use bilateral treaties as an excuse to undermine China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, nor should it support or condone the Philippines' actions of infringement.
    1. Your request for having this meeting with me demonstrates the value the U.S. government puts on military security and our military-to-military relationship.
    2. But 'Taiwan independence' and peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait are incompatible.
    3. China demands that the US halts military collusion with Taiwan, ceases arming Taiwan, and stops spreading false narratives related to Taiwan.
    1. Both of us left feeling that we didn't agree or see eye-to-eye on everything but that there was a lot of work to carry forward.
    2. We'll delve into a wide range of issues, including issues on which we agree and those issues... where there are still differences that we need to manage effectively and substantively.
    3. These activities are destabilising, risk escalation, and we're going to continue to urge Beijing to engage in meaningful dialogue with Taipei.
    4. It's rare that we have the opportunity to have this kind of exchange.
    5. President Biden is committed to responsibly managing this consequential relationship to ensure that competition does not veer into conflict or confrontation, and to work together where our interests align.
    1. Given the state of the world and the need for us to responsibly manage U.S.-China relations, I think it's a very important meeting.
Biden's national security adviser holds talks with China's top diplomat in Beijing