Blinken emphasized the importance of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and in the South China Sea, State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Wang called on the US to remove sanctions against Chinese companies and individuals. Chinese state media recently published reports of Chinese citizens being searched at the US border. Both sides also discussed the Israel-Hamas war and the war in Ukraine. Blinken “reiterated that the United States will stand up for our interests and values and those of our allies and partners,” Miller said.
