China, US talks strike upbeat tone but risks remain FMTNews FMTWorld
BEIJING: Meetings between senior US and Chinese officials in China this week struck an upbeat chord, with both sides agreeing to maintain communication lines, even as Beijing remains leery of more “provocative” US moves and open clashes are still a risk.
Just before Kritenbrink arrived in Beijing on Sunday, the US navy reported an “unsafe interaction” on Saturday when a Chinese warship crossed in front of a US destroyer in the sensitive Taiwan Strait, raising the prospect of future face-offs that could spiral out of control. “The two sides conducted candid, constructive and fruitful communication on promoting the improvement of Sino-US relations and properly managing and controlling differences,” the Chinese foreign ministry said in a statement on Tuesday of Kritenbrink’s meetings.“The two sides had candid and productive discussions as part of ongoing efforts to maintain open lines of communication and build on recent high-level diplomacy between the two countries,” the US state department said late Monday.
But critics have questioned US overtures to China, arguing that past decades of engagement have failed to change Beijing’s behaviour.
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