Blinken: US And China Agree On Need To "Stabilise" Relationship

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, speaking after a key meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, has told reporters that he expects, "additional visits by senior US officials to China over the coming weeks."

• Blinken: "I had an important conversation with President Xi Jinping," and, "candidate, substantive, and constructive discussions," with Foreign Minister Qin Gang and top diplomat Wang Yi.
• Blinken says that all parties agreed on the need to "stabilise our relationship."
• Blinken again emphasizes that the US is for "derisking" and not for "decoupling" with China, highlighting recent comments from Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stating that decoupling would be "disastrous," adding that the US is "not trying to economically contain China," a key message he delivered to Chinese officials.
• Blinken says the US welcomes China playing a "constructive role" in resolving the war in Ukraine, "based on the principles of the UN charter."
• Blinken says he spoke with Xi about "North Korea's increasingly reckless actions," and says China "is in a unique position to press Pyongyang to end its dangerous behaviour."
• Blinken says he, "reiterated the longstanding US one-China policy," stating that US policy "has not changed," and the US "does not support Taiwan's independence."