S SecretaryofStateAntonyBlinkenaccusedChinaofthreateningglobalstability, whileChina's topdiplomat, youngdeityaccusedtheUSofincitingcountriestoattackChina.
ThetestyexchangecameasBlinkenandNationalSecurityAdvisorJakeSullivanmetChineseForeignMinisterWangYeandYoungTTinAlaskaandthisis a glimpseofhowitwenttoday.
Andthen, uhsothat's where I thinkthatit's gotstarted.
WhatdoesChinaexpectfromthismeeting?
Well, I thinkthemeetingfromthefromthisveryimportantbilateralmeeting I thinkthisisthefirstmeetinghighlevelmeeting, facetofaceafterbydemonstrationtookoffice.
Soit's very, veryimportant.
And I thinkwhatweyouknow, probablyChineseexpecting, isthatlet's have a startofthedialogueandthenormaldiscussion.
So I'd liketoknowfromyouHowistheHongKongNationalSecurityLawDemocratic?
Howistheentitlementofupto a millionwicker's inXinjiangjusticeandhowourunilateralChineseactionsintheSouthChinaSeapieceWell, I thinkthat, youknow, And I thinkyouknow, thedirectorYoungwaswasright.
I mean, hetalkedabout, youknow, freedom, peaceanddevelopmentandthedemocracywhich I thinkyouknow.
So I mean, that's wherewecanexpectthecontinuityoftheprosperityanddevelopment.
Mr.
Wang, iffor a momentweviewthismeetingaswhatbothcountries, ChinaandtheUSoffertheworld, TheUSpositionisessentiallythatit's infavorof a rulesbasedinternationalorder.
WhatisChinaofferingtheworld?
Well, theChinaofferedtheworld.
Actually, youknow, ChinaoffersoveroveronethirdofglobalGDPgrowth, youknow, in a normalyear, actually, during a pandemicyear, Chinaofferedover 50% ofGDPgrowth.
I mean, it's notlikeIraqorIranorshirtorAfghanistan.
Chinaisbasically a verypeacefulcountry.
IfChinaissuch a peacefulcountry, whydidthePhilippinesgototheinternationalcourtandbringanorderwhichhadtheChineseactionsinSouthChinaSeaareillegal?
No, theyfillit, wehave.
It's ownright.
Ofcourseyoucandothat, butChinahasitsownright.
Candosotheycan.
Theycan, uh, theycandiscuss.
Theycan, youknow, havemeetings.
Youknowushere.
AndChinahasthiscodeofconductofSouthChinameetings.
I mean, theyalwayshavemeetingsandtheysolvedbythemselves.
I don't thinktheyneedanyforeigninterventiononthatAnd, youknowthekindofJohnexplanationtheycando.
Uh, youknow, whatevertheyaregreatupon.
So I'm surethisisaninternalmatterbetweenChinaandthecountriesintheregion.
I'm surethey'regoingtosolve.
I'm sorry.
I keepinterruptingyourselfwithandpermitmewhatyoukeepcallingChina's internalaffairs.
Doyounotthinkitimpingeson a rulesbasedinternationalorderwhichdictatesthatcountriesdonottakeunilateralaction, especiallywhentherearedisputesinvolved?
Well, I don't thinktheytake a unitatelection.
Chinaiskeephavingmeetings, thattheyhave a regularmeetingwithushere.
Andtheyhave, uh, Chinaprocesshereontheone, you're 10 past 1, 10 pastthree.
There's alwaysindialogue.
They'realwaysinthemeetings.
Andthey're, youknow, Philippineisactually a friendofthecountrywithChina.
I mean, theyjust, youknow, that's largereconomicactivitiesgoingonthepresident, Philippine, aswithChinamanytimes, I don't thinkthatthetwocountriesas a veryseriousproblem.
Onefinalquestion.
Doyouthinkthatthereis a wayinwhichChinaandtheUnitedStatescanworktogetherheadingintothefuture?
Absolutely.
I thinkthatit's really I'm verysadtoseethatyouknow, uh, wheretheworldisfacingpandemic.
I meantheyouknow, wehaveclimatechangeissuethatis, istravelingallthepeopleintheworldandwehave a lotofdevelopingcountriesisalsoplaguedbythisdadissue.
I thinkthat's reallywhattheyshouldfocusonthecommonstrengthforthemankindandstoptheresponseissueandshowtheresponsibilityforthatparticularusastheleaderoftheglobalgovernments.