Reuters-Blinken Wang meet as US-China gear up towards expected leaders summit
October 27, 2023 2 min 370 words
这篇报道描述了美国国务卿安东尼·布林肯与中国外交部长王毅在预计的领导人峰会之前进行的会晤。这次会晤旨在讨论双方如何处理分歧，同时为预计的美国总统乔·拜登和中国国家主席习近平之间的峰会奠定基础。这是两位外交部长的连续第二天会晤，他们将讨论一系列问题，包括贸易、台湾、人权以及南中国海等。 这次会晤的重要性在于，美中之间的紧张关系对全球稳定产生了深远影响。而近期以色列和哈马斯之间的冲突也给这一紧张关系带来了新的动态。华盛顿希望北京能够利用其在伊朗方面的影响力，防止中东局势升级为更广泛的战争。 报道指出，双方都强调寻找可以合作的领域，但专家们认为不太可能立即取得进展。总体而言，这次会晤反映了美国政府的首要任务，即防止美中两大经济体之间的激烈竞争和在一系列问题上的分歧演变为冲突。 这一报道强调了美中关系的紧张和复杂性，以及双方在峰会前的努力，旨在减少误解并稳定双边关系。
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and China's top diplomat Wang Yi reconvened for a second day of meetings on Friday as the two rival powers discuss how to manage differences while laying groundwork for an expected summit between President Joe Biden and his counterpart Xi Jinping.
Wang arrived at the State Department late on Thursday and held a meeting with Blinken followed by a dinner. The two diplomats engaged again on Friday morning, sitting across from each other at a wide table with their senior aides before journalists were ushered out of the closed-door meeting.
Wang is set to head to the White House and meet with U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan later on Friday. He is also expected to speak with Biden, although it is unclear how substantial their interaction will be.
Wang's three-day visit is the latest in a flurry of diplomatic engagements between China and the U.S., and the trip primarily is to prepare for an expected Xi-Biden summit in November on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders meeting in San Francisco. China has yet to announce whether Xi will attend.
The Israel-Hamas conflict has added a fresh dynamic to the testy relationship between the superpowers, and Washington is hoping Beijing can use its influence with Iran to prevent an escalation into a wider war in the Middle East.
On Thursday, Wang told Blinken that the two countries have disagreements and need "in-depth" and "comprehensive" dialogue to reduce misunderstandings and stabilize ties. "Not only should we resume dialogue, the dialogue should be in-depth and comprehensive," Wang said, speaking through an interpreter.
The Biden administration's priority with Beijing has been to prevent intense competition between the two largest economies and disagreements on a host of issues - including trade, Taiwan, human rights and the South China Sea - from veering into conflict.
However, while both Beijing and Washington have spoken about looking for areas where they can work together, and Xi said on Wednesday that China was willing to cooperate on global challenges, experts do not expect immediate progress.