BEIJING, Aug 26 – U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will visit China from August 27 to 29 at the invitation of Wang Yi, China’s senior diplomat, at a time China called “a critical juncture” to “stabilize” the relationship between the two biggest economies, CGTN reported.
The trip will mark the first visit to China by a National Security Advisor to the U.S. President after eight years.
Beijing called the upcoming visit “an important step” to implement the common understandings the two presidents reached at their San Francisco meeting.
“After San Francisco, the diplomatic, financial, law enforcement and climate teams and the militaries of the two sides have maintained communication, and the exchanges between the two peoples have increased. Meanwhile, the United States has kept containing and suppressing China,” read the statement published on China’s Foreign Ministry official social media handle.
“Against this backdrop, Director Wang Yi will have an in-depth exchange of views with NSA Sullivan on China-U.S. relations, sensitive issues, and major international and regional hotspots,” the statement said.
Taiwan question remains the ‘first and foremost redline’
“The Taiwan question is the first and foremost red line that must not be crossed in China-U.S. relations,” the statement read.
China also doubled down on its resolute stand on the island, calling “Taiwan independence” the biggest risk to peace and stability in the Taiwan Straits.
In the statement, Beijing urged Washington to abide by the one-China principle and the provisions of the three China-U.S. joint communiqués, and honor its commitment of not supporting “Taiwan independence,” while hoping that the U.S. could work in the same direction with China and take more measures to facilitate the flow of people between the two countries.
