JAKARTA, Indonesia - China's premier said on Wednesday major powers must keep their differences under control and avoid 'a new Cold War', in a thinly veiled reference to Washington, as top Asian and US officials gathered for talks in Indonesia.
JAKARTA, Indonesia - China's premier said on Wednesday major powers must keep their differences under control and avoid"a new Cold War", in a thinly veiled reference to Washington, as top Asian and US officials gathered for talks in Indonesia.
"To keep differences under control, what is essential now is to oppose picking sides, to oppose bloc confrontation and to oppose a new Cold War." Washington is a member of the AUKUS defence partnership with Australia and Britain, and the Quad, a strategic alliance that includes Australia, India and Japan.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol are attending both days of meetings.Yoon reportedly told ASEAN leaders there must be no cooperation with North Korea, which the United States said this week is holding arms talks with Russia. Chinese state news agency Xinhua said Li outlined Beijing's position on the issue and called on Japan to handle the matter responsibly.
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