“I shared again with the state councilor that we are concerned about the PRC’s alignment with Russia,” Blinken told a news conference after the talks, referring to the People’s Republic of China. He said he did not think China was behaving in a neutral way as it had supported Russia in the United Nations and “amplified Russian propaganda”. Blinken said Chinese leader Xi Jinping had made it clear in a call with President Vladimir Putin on June 13 that he stood by a decision to form a partnership with Russia. In late June, US national security adviser Jake Sullivan said US President Joe Biden and China’s Xi were expected to speak again in the next few weeks. The US calls China its main strategic rival and is concerned it might one day attempt to take over the self-ruled democratic island of Taiwan.

Source: Egypt Independent July 10, 2022 23:15 UTC