The State Department released this official statement after a strained discussion in which the Asian superpower's foreign minister admonished the United States to refrain from intervening in China's internal matters.
The Beijing trip, deferred due to Chinese spycraft flying over the U.S., draws attention as Blinken will be the highest-level Biden administration official visiting the communist nation.
The Secretary's official Twitter account posted about the discussion: "Spoke tonight with PRC State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang by phone. Discussed ongoing efforts to maintain open channels of communication as well as bilateral and global issues."
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Notwithstanding, Chinese diplomatic readouts from the interaction indicate heightened tensions as Qin advised Blinken to steer clear of the mainland country's affairs.
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In a statement documented by the Chinese government, Qin said, "Since the beginning of the year, Sino-U.S. relations have encountered new difficulties and challenges, and the responsibility is clear."
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It is worth noting that the U.S. and China have confronted each other on several international issues over the past year, from trade agreements to the question of Taiwan's sovereignty.
In a report by the South China Morning Post, Qin expressed his hopes for the U.S. to take tangible steps to uphold the critical consensus of the Bali meeting between the heads of both nations, manage differences effectively, boost exchanges and cooperation, and foster the stabilization of Sino-U.S. relations.
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Meanwhile, the U.S. Administration confirmed last Sunday that China has been ramping up its espionage activities in Cuba. China has purportedly maintained a spy base on the island, just 90 miles off South Florida, since 2019.
Qin reportedly urged Blinken to "show respect, stop interfering in China's internal affairs, and stop harming China's sovereignty, security and development interests in the name of competition."
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Contrarily, the State Department's report on the phone conversation held a more neutral tone, emphasizing the necessity of communication to avert unnecessary conflict. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller stated, "The Secretary discussed the importance of maintaining open lines of communication to responsibly manage the U.S.-PRC relationship to avoid miscalculation and conflict, addressed a range of bilateral and global issues, and made clear the U.S. would continue to use diplomatic engagements to raise areas of concern as well as areas of potential cooperation."
Simultaneously, a bipartisan initiative in the Senate is in progress to prohibit China and other unfriendly nations from manufacturing American taxpayer-funded technologies. Senators Tammy Baldwin and JD Vance are introducing the "Invent Here, Make Here Act of 2023," which will obligate all federal agencies commercializing taxpayer-funded research to license new products exclusively to American manufacturers.
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According to the senators, the current law requiring federally-funded inventions to be manufactured in the U.S. is often bypassed, allowing advanced taxpayer-funded technologies to be licensed to overseas companies and manufactured in countries like China.
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