Tag: Anthony Blinken

ANALYSIS: Beijing Attempts to Coerce Western Diplomats Through Differential Treatment

Beijing recently canceled a visit to China by a top European diplomat while hosting another same-level EU diplomat. Such tactics are part of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) efforts to coerce Western powerhouses into submission by signaling disapproval to those diplomats who speak to the CCP about human rights or other sensitive topics, a China…


US Secretary of State Holds ‘Candid and Constructive’ Talks With Beijing’s Director of Foreign Affairs

United States Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has held “candid and constructive” talks with Wang Yi, the director of the CCP Central Foreign Affairs Office, emphasizing the U.S.’s position on a number of issues, including peace and security across the Taiwan Strait. Mr. Blinken spoke with Mr. Yi in Jakarta, Indonesia, on July 13 on…


Russia, China Should Lead ‘Global Governance Reform,’ Xi Says

Chinese leader Xi Jinping told a visiting Russian delegation that Beijing and Moscow should “lead the correct direction of global governance reform.” Mr. Xi made the remarks on July 10 while meeting Valentina Matviyenko, the chairperson of the Kremlin’s upper house or Federation Council, according to Russian and Chinese state-run media. “Both sides need to…


Yellen to Chinese Officials: US National Security Won’t Be Compromised

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that she told Chinese officials during her four-day trip to Beijing that the United States won’t allow its national security to be compromised. In an interview with CBS on July 9, Ms. Yellen said, “An objective of my trip was to explain that national security is something that we can’t compromise…


Yellen Says Her China Trip Puts Sino–US Relationship on ‘Surer Footing’

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she spent 10 hours talking to Chinese officials during her four-day trip, and her effort has now moved China-U.S. ties closer to a “surer footing.” Ms. Yellen wrapped up her trip on Sunday after holding talks with several senior Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials, including Premier Li Qiang, Vice…


Yellen to Chinese Officials: US National Security Will Not Be Compromised

After her four-day trip to Beijing, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she told Chinese officials that U.S. national security will not be compromised. In an interview with CBS on Sunday Ms. Yellen said, “an objective of my trip was to explain that national security is something that we can’t compromise about and we will…


Yellen Says Direct Communication Can Resolve US-China Trade Woes

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Saturday called on the Chinese regime to communicate “directly” if there are concerns about specific economic practices, reiterating the importance of communication amid a “complicated global economic outlook.” Ms. Yellen’s remarks were delivered during a meeting with China’s Vice Premier He Lifeng, a long-time ally of Chinese leader Xi…


Yellen Arrives in China for Talks as Beijing’s Unfair Trade Practices Come Under Scrutiny

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrived in China on Thursday for a four-day visit, a trip that has drawn concerns over the Biden administration’s continued effort to engage Beijing. According to China’s state-run media, Ms. Yellen was greeted by Chinese officials led by Yang Yingming, director general of China’s Finance Ministry’s international cooperation department, as…


Trump Says China ‘Owned’ US Until He Took Office

Former president Donald Trump said his administration was not “owned” by communist China, unlike many of its predecessors. “They owned us. Until I came along, they just owned every president, including the presidents I like,” Trump said about China, in an interview with Fox News’s Brett Baier aired on June 19. The former president pointed to…


Top Democrat Presses FBI for Clarification on Biden Family Probe

A top Democrat joins Republicans’ calls for the FBI to clarify if President Joe Biden is under investigation. Democrats say the FBI says no, while the GOP says otherwise. A judge Monday restricted what former President Donald Trump can say about the Mar-a-Lago investigation. Trump can no longer talk openly about evidence in the case….