Blinken: "Uyghur Massacre Also Raised at US-China Talks"

Ahead of US-China High-Level Talks on the 18th, Congressional Testimony
"No Follow-up or Summit Without Changes from China"
"Uyghur Human Rights Abuses Constitute Genocide"

U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken is testifying before Congress on the 10th.
Photo by AP Yonhap News

[Asia Economy New York=Correspondent Baek Jong-min] U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken stated that all concerns will be brought to the table ahead of the first high-level U.S.-China talks under the Biden administration.

On the 10th (local time), Secretary Blinken appeared before the House Foreign Affairs Committee and described the high-level talks with China as "an important opportunity to candidly explain our concerns about China's actions that challenge security, prosperity, American values, and the values of our allies," adding, "We will put our concerns on the table and listen to their responses."

The State Department announced that on the same day, Secretary Blinken and Jake Sullivan, National Security Council (NSC) Advisor, will hold talks on the 18th in Anchorage, Alaska, with Yang Jiechi, a member of the Communist Party's Political Bureau responsible for foreign affairs, and Wang Yi, China's State Councilor and Foreign Minister in charge of foreign affairs.

Secretary Blinken drew a clear line, saying, "This is not a strategic dialogue."

He emphasized, "At this point, no follow-up meetings are scheduled. (Follow-up meetings) must be based on the premise that there are concrete outcomes regarding the issues we face."

This is interpreted as a warning that without a change in China's position, there will be no summit between President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Secretary Blinken particularly strongly criticized China's human rights abuses in the Xinjiang Uyghur region. He defined China's response to the Uyghurs as "serious human rights violations and genocide."

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