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China Calls For New Talks With the Incoming Biden Administration

China has called for the resumption of talks with the incoming administration of U.S president-elect, Joe Biden, as tensions between the two world’s largest economies continue to heighten.

Beijing and Washington have locked horns over issues from trade and China’s human rights record to its expansionist ambitions in the South China Sea.

Speaking during a video call with the board of the US-China Business Council (USCBC) on Monday, China’s Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, said “The two sides should work together. We need to strive to restart the dialogue, get back on the right track, and rebuild mutual trust in the next phase of China-US relations”.

His comments come days after Washington unveiled travel restrictions for members of the Chinese Communist Party over human rights abuses in the restive region of Xinjiang, as relations between the two tumble to the lowest point in decades.

More sanctions may emerge this week, with Bloomberg reporting on Monday that the U.S was set to freeze the assets of at least a dozen Chinese officials over their role in the disqualification of pro-democracy lawmakers in Hong Kong.

China’s relations with U.S allies, most notably Australia, have also plummeted in recent weeks. Amid a growing spat between Beijing and Canberra, a senior Chinese official sparked outrage last Monday when he tweeted a staged image of an Australian soldier holding a bloody knife to an Afghan child’s throat.

But China’s top diplomat appeared to convey a more reconciliatory tone on Monday, saying the two sides should work to “expand consensus” and co-operation.

“For problems that cannot be immediately resolved, we need to maintain a constructive attitude to manage the situation to avoid intensifying and escalating the overall situation of China-US relations,” Wang said.

 

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