Michael Chase, a senior Chinese official at the Pentagon, announced the conclusions of the two days. On Tuesday, Taiwan held talks with China’s Major General Song Yanchao. A critical election day is approaching Tensions in the Indo-Pacific region rose sharply on Saturday following clashes between China and the Philippines.
Song, vice director of the International Military Cooperation Office of China’s Central Military Commission, told Chase that the Chinese government has the desire to do so. “Develop healthy and stable military-to-military relations” According to an announcement by the Chinese Ministry of Defense.
But Mr. Sohn said: The US should take China’s considerations seriously He took a hard line on Taiwan, calling on Washington to stop arming Taipei and supporting its independence.
During the meeting, Song “emphasized the following.” China will not make any concessions or compromises. Regarding the Taiwan issue. ”
The meeting followed a high-stakes meeting between President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping in November. Agreed to restore military communications.
they normalized an unstable relationship China suspended military channels after a Chinese reconnaissance balloon flew over the U.S. mainland last February, and after then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) visited Taiwan in August 2022.
Following the meeting between Mr. Biden and Mr. Xi, the Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, General CQ Brown, said: First high-level military talks It strengthened ties with its counterpart last month after China suspended the channel.
two superpowers leaders failed to make significant progressHowever, tensions in the Indo-Pacific and Taiwan remain unresolved. During their meeting in San Francisco, Mr. Xi reportedly told Mr. Biden that China intends to unify with Taipei, a promise he has repeatedly emphasized in his year-end speech.
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