China Warns US Threatening Trade Stability Ahead of Trump Visit; Taiwan Named Top Risk
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi tells Secretary of State Marco Rubio Taiwan is 'biggest risk factor' in bilateral relations
Quick Look
- Senior Chinese and US officials are testing diplomatic waters ahead of Trump's planned visit to China.
- China's Commerce Ministry warned the US is threatening 'hard-won stability' in trade relations after the US telecoms agency effectively banned smartphones tested in Chinese laboratories.
- During a phone call with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Foreign Minister Wang Yi described Taiwan as 'the biggest risk factor in China-US relations' and urged the US to honor its commitments.
AI-generated summary
Senior officials from China and the United States have been "testing the waters" ahead of Donald Trump's coming visit to China by outlining some of their main concerns. Meanwhile, new areas of concerns emerged on Friday as the Chinese Ministry of Commerce warned that the US was threatening the "hard-won stability" in their trade relations after the national telecoms agency effectively banned smartphones tested in Chinese laboratories from the American market. During a phone call with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi described Taiwan as "the biggest risk factor in China-US relations". Wang also used the phrase "hard-won stability" and said the two sides must "make thorough preparations for the coming high-level engagements", according to state broadcaster CCTV. "The Taiwan issue concerns China's core interests and is the biggest risk factor in China-US relations," Wang said. "The US side should honour its commitments, make the right choice, open up new space for China-US cooperation and do its part to promote world peace."
