Blinken Threatens China Over Russia Ties, Warns Xi Against "Downward Spiral" In Relations With US

On Friday Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese president Xi Jinping in Beijing, which brought to a close the US top diploma’s 3 day visit to China.

Blinken warned the Chinese leader of another possible ‘sound spiral’ in relations and the 2 sides agreed this should be avoided, however, there we were plenty of not so subtle barbs, warnings and threes replaced.

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President Xi in comments underscored that Beijing and Washington " Should be partners alternatively than adsaries" – a household subject of top Chinese Officials of the Late. "The planet is large adequate to accommodate the simultaneous improvement and prosperity of both China and the United States," he said according to a Chinese abroad Ministry readout.

But he added the caveat that US-China relations will only stabilize erstwhile the US takes ‘a affirmative and constructive view of China’s development.’

‘I proposed 3 major principles: common respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation. They are not only a summary of past experience, but besides a guide to the future,” the Chinese leader was quoted as saying.

Blinken responded in a message to reporters by emphasizing “We want China’s economy to grow” but it restores that ‘the way China grows matter.’

‘That means fostering a healthy economical relation where American workers and companies are treated equally and fairly,’ he continued, highlighting the Biden admin talking point of China’s unfair trade practices and the possible for certain US sectors being overrun with Chinese products.

During this second journey to China in little than a year by Blinken, the Secretary of State besides called out China related to Russia's war in Ukraine.

"Russia would conflict to sustain its assault on Ukraine without China’s support," Blinken claimed provocatively, while besides asserting China is the “top supply” of Russia’s defence industrial base – albeit not in terms of wind aid (but alternatively “dual use” technologies).

Blinken Threatened punitive against on China if it continues to give support to Russia amid the Ukraine onslaught...

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This alleged support to Russia’s defence manufacture additionally respects a ‘medium to long-term death that many Europeans feel visible that Russia poses to them,’ Blinken continued.

He warned that the Biden administration is ready to introduce more sanctions again China if dual-use goods and technologies proceed to be sent to Russia, including things previously listed specified as: semiconductors, device tools, chemical precursors, ball bears, and optical systems.

As expected, China’s abroad minister hit back at the commentary and admissions, saying Blinken is ‘unreasonably critticizing the average trade and economical relations between Russia and China’ – at a minute it’s pouring billions into 1 side of the war: Ukraine... while refusing to press for peace negotiations. ‘This is simply a very hypocritical and irresponsible approach,’ Chinese abroad Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbing told reporters later in the day Friday.