- A senior administration official described the talks, which were held in Rome, as “intense” and spanning at least seven hours.
- The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said national security advisor Jake Sullivan conveyed to the Chinese delegation that the U.S. is concerned Beijing may attempt to help Russia blunt global sanctions.
- Sullivan’s trip comes on the heels of reports that Moscow requested that China provide military equipment for its war in Ukraine, which is now in its third week.
Officials from the United States and China met on Monday to discuss a range of challenges facing their bilateral relationship, including Russia’s war in Ukraine.
A senior administration official described the talks, which were held in Rome, as “intense” and spanning at least seven hours.
The official, who spoke to reporters on the condition of anonymity, said Biden’s national security advisor, Jake Sullivan, conveyed to China’s top diplomat, Yang Jiechi, that the U.S. is concerned Beijing may attempt to help Russia blunt global sanctions.
“What I would say in general is that we do have deep concerns about China’s alignment with Russia,” the official said. “The national security adviser was direct about those concerns and the potential implications and consequences of certain actions.”
“We have been very clear both privately with Beijing and publicly with Beijing that there would be consequences for any such support,” Price added.
“If China does choose to materially support Russia in this war, there will likely be consequences for China in that regard,” a senior U.S. defense official said on a call with reporters on Monday.
In my opinion, US should of held seven hour talks twenty years ago with China, Russia, NK, Iran, our CIA,....since 9/11 USA went the wrong direction appearing weak, ambushed, caving in, tolerating wrongs, punishing rights.
ReplyDeleteNow we are concerned? Whose Price?? During the President Trump years, even with blockage put up by surrounding within our Gov. our known traitor's, Trump is looking better and better to most American's that are paying attention, IMO! The sky is trying to fall, around the world those in power are having nervous break-downs sounds like, IMO! They started believing their own propaganda, their crisis creations, now they are paranoid with seriously dangerous toys, yikes! So IMO, Joy equals not listening to any news or very limited, these days, and pray, pray, while enjoying the moment.