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| China's top diplomat Yang Jiechi had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the latter's invitation on Friday, stressing dialogue and cooperation should be the mainstream of China-US relations. (Photo from Global Times) |
[Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] In his rare conversation with his Chinese counterpart, Yang Jiechi, on Friday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pointed out the need for his country and China to work together to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula.
The State Department also added that Blinken and Yang also discussed the outcome of the United States' recently concluded North Korea policy review in their telephone conversation "Secretary Blinken and Director Yang discussed the United States' comprehensive DPRK policy review, focusing on the need for the United States and the PRC to work together for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula," it said in a press release. The talks between Blinken and Yang came nearly three months after they met in Alaska for two-plus-two talks that involved their countries' top national security advisers.
The call also comes amid a growing rivalry between the countries with top U.S. military officials frequently labeling China as a "pacing threat." Blinken has said the U.S.-China relations will be adversarial when necessary but cooperative when possible. Meanwhile, China is considered the closest ally of the reclusive North with considerable leverage over Pyongyang that many believe may be enough to bring North Korea back to the dialogue table. North Korea has stayed away from denuclearization talks since 2019.
