White House "Raised Taiwan Concerns with China... Will Continue High-Level Engagement"

High-Level US-China Talks Conclude in Switzerland
"Concerns Raised on Taiwan, Hong Kong, Xinjiang, Human Rights"
"Cooperation on Shared Interests"

Reporters are waiting in front of a hotel in Zurich, Switzerland, where the high-level US-China talks are taking place.
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[Asia Economy New York=Correspondent Baek Jong-min] The high-level US-China talks between Jake Sullivan, US National Security Advisor, and Yang Jiechi, Chinese Politburo member in charge of foreign affairs, have concluded.

The White House, in a press release explaining the outcome of the talks on the 6th (local time), stated that Advisor Sullivan met Yang in Zurich, Switzerland, and raised concerns about China’s actions related to human rights, the Xinjiang region, Hong Kong, the South China Sea, and Taiwan.

Advisor Sullivan confirmed that the United States will continue investing to strengthen its own competitiveness and will cooperate with allied and partner countries, but conveyed the position that the two countries will engage at a high-level to ensure responsible competition.

The White House stated that the two discussed maintaining communication channels opened to responsibly manage competition between the US and China, following the phone call between President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping on the 9th of last month.

The White House also added that Advisor Sullivan mentioned the need for cooperation between the US and China to address transnational challenges of common interest and ways to manage risks in bilateral relations.

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