China urged to fight escalation with the help of diplomacy
< p>US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed the rivalry between the two superpowers and Russia's war in Ukraine during a telephone conversation on Sunday, the State Department and Beijing's foreign ministry said.
The senior officials spoke of the need “responsibly manage the competition between our two countries,” Blinken wrote on Twitter.
In my call with PRC Foreign Minister Wang Yi, we spoke about our efforts to responsibly manage the competition between our two countries, Russia's war against Ukraine, and support for Haiti.
— Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) October 31, 2022
They also discussed the need for Beijing and Washington to maintain open lines of communication and held talks about the war in Ukraine, the State Department said USA.
Blinken “mentioned Russia's war against Ukraine and the threats it poses to global security and economic stability,” according to a statement by State Department official Ned Price, AFP reports.
Wang Yi stressed that all parties to the conflict need to exercise restraint and calm, and deal with escalation through diplomacy so that the situation does not get out of control.
“The US side should stop its efforts to contain and suppress China, and not to create new obstacles in the relations between the two countries,” said the message of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China.
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“Wang Yi noted that the return of Sino-American relations to the path of stable development corresponds not only to the common interests of China and the United States, but also to the common expectations of the international community,” the message reads.
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