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BEIJING (Bloomberg) China lashed out at US policies in a tense start to high-level talks in Tianjin, declaring the relationship between the world’s two largest economies in a stalemate.”
Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng told visiting Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman that some Americans seek to portray China as an imagined enemy,” according to accounts released by the Foreign Ministry as talks got underway. Still, Xie said Beijing was willing to seek common ground and deal with the US on an equal footing. The China-US relationship is now in a stalemate and faces serious difficulties,” Xie said, according to the ministry.
Two sides pledged to cooperate on climate change, despite their numerous differences. (Representational)
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Beijing urged the US to stop demonising China during Monday talks with Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, the highest-level official to visit under President Joe Biden s administration.
Sherman arrived in the city of Tianjin on Sunday, aiming to seek guardrails as ties between the world s top two economies continue to deteriorate on a range of issues from cybersecurity to human rights. The hope may be that by demonising China, the US could somehow. blame China for its own structural problems, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng told Sherman, in a readout issued by China s foreign ministry.
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Last Updated: Jul 26, 2021, 07:38 AM IST
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The visit follows a series of Biden administration actions challenging China s red lines on what it considers its internal affairs, prompting Beijing to protest and announce fresh sanctions against Americans including former Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross.
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If the latest discussions are fruitful, they could set up a meeting between Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping, possibly at a Group of 20 summit in October.
The US and China barreled into their first high-level talks since March trading sanctions and rhetorical barbs, raising the stakes for the effort to stabilize strained relations between the world s two largest economies.