Dora Villanueva

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The newspaper La Jornada
Friday, August 30, 2024, p. 28

Beijing. Chinese President Xi Jinping met Thursday with U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan in a meeting that addressed several issues between the two countries, such as the flow of synthetic drugs to North America, tensions in Taiwan and with the Philippines due to operations in the South China Sea, as well as the risks of artificial intelligence for the security of nations.

Xi stressed the firm commitment of his country to maintain binational relations stable, healthy and sustainableand called on the United States to consider China and its development in a positive and rational way (…) as an opportunity rather than a challenge; also, do the same to find the right way for the two big countries to get along.

They agree on a phone call

Sullivan said the meeting touched on a number of specific issues, including Russia’s war against Ukraine and tensions in the South China Sea. Both sides welcomed ongoing efforts to keep lines of communication open, including planning a call between Presidents Biden and Xi in the coming weeks.expanded the White House.

We remain concerned about China’s unfair trade policies and non-market economic practices. We remain deeply concerned about China’s support for Russia’s defense industrial base and its impact on transatlantic and European security.the US advisor told the international press after the meeting with Xi, which takes place months before the end of the administration of Democratic President Joe Biden.

According to an information card released by the Chinese government, President Xi noted that amidst changes and turbulence: “Countries need solidarity and coordination, not division and confrontation. People want openness and progress, not exclusion and regression.

As two major countries, China and the United States should be responsible for history, the people and the world, and should be a source of stability for world peace and a driving force for common development.he emphasized.