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Wang warns visiting Sullivan over support for Philippines
By Nidz Godino
“United States must not use bilateral treaties as excuse to undermine China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, nor should it support or condone Philippines’s actions of infringement,” China’s top diplomat Wang Yi warned visiting US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, according to state broadcaster CCTV over supporting Philippines in disputed South China Sea.
Sullivan landed in Chinese capital on Tuesday for three-day trip, saying on arrival he looked forward to ” very productive round of conversations” with foreign minister Wang.
Washington’s allies Japan and Philippines have blamed China in the past week for raising regional tensions, with Tokyo accusing Beijing of violating its airspace and Manila calling it “biggest disrupter” of peace in Southeast Asia.
According to CCTV, Wang emphasized to Sullivan “China is firmly committed to safeguarding its territorial sovereignty and maritime rights over South China Sea islands”.
Tensions between Manila and Beijing over disputed reefs and waters in South China Sea have escalated in recent days.
Beijing had taken “control measures” against two Philippine Coast Guard ships it said “illegally” entered waters near shoal.
Manila said Chinese vessels had prevented Philippine ships from resupplying their own coast guard vessels in the area, blasting move as “aggressive” and calling Beijing “biggest disrupter” of peace in Southeast Asia.
Sullivan and Wang have met five times over past year-and-a-half in Washington, Vienna, Malta and Bangkok, as well as alongside US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping at November 2023 summit in California.
Wang also stressed that Taiwan belonged to Beijing and that China will “certainly be unified”.
He told Sullivan that US should “put into practice its commitment not to support Taiwan independence”, according to CCTV.
US should “abide by one-China principle and three joint communiques of China and United States, stop arming Taiwan, and support China’s peaceful reunification”, Wang said.
China has kept up its sabre-rattling since inauguration this year of President Lai Ching-te, whose party emphasizes Taiwan’s separate identity.
Wang and Sullivan also discussed issues including Ukraine, Middle East and Korean Peninsula, CCTV said.
“China has always been committed to advocating for peace and promoting dialogue, and working towards political solution to the Ukraine crisis, US should not shift responsibility onto China, nor should it impose illegal unilateral sanctions, ” he said.
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