vienna convention on diplomatic relations article 48

And Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan met with Yi in Vienna in May.īut those have been punctuated by bursts of angry rhetoric from both sides over the Taiwan Strait, their broader intentions in the Indo-Pacific, China's refusal to condemn Russia for its war against Ukraine, and U.S. CIA chief William Burns traveled to China in May, while China's commerce minister traveled to the U.S.

Since the cancellation of Blinken's trip in February, there have been some high-level engagements. to get along.'Ĭhances could come at a Group of 20 leaders' gathering in September in New Delhi and at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in November in San Francisco that the United States is hosting. 'Under the current world situation, we can carry out various activities that benefit our two countries, the people of our countries, and the entire human race.'īiden told White House reporters Saturday he was 'hoping that over the next several months, I'll be meeting with Xi again and talking about legitimate differences we have, but also how. relations lies in the people,' Xi said to Gates. 'I believe that the foundation of Sino-U.S. co-founder Bill Gates on Friday that the United States and China can cooperate to 'benefit our two countries.' Xi offered a hint of a possible willingness to reduce tensions, saying in a meeting with Microsoft Corp. wants to make sure 'that the competition we have with China doesn't veer into conflict' due to avoidable misunderstandings, he told reporters.īiden and Xi had made commitments to improve communications 'precisely so that we can make sure we are communicating as clearly as possible to avoid possible misunderstandings and miscommunications,' Blinken said Friday. and China establishing and maintaining better lines of communication. Shortly before leaving, Blinken emphasized the importance of the U.S. officials said before Blinken's departure from Washington on Friday that he would raise each of them, though neither side has shown any inclination to back down on their positions. The list of disagreements and potential conflict points is long: ranging from trade with Taiwan, human rights conditions in China to Hong Kong, as well as the Chinese military assertiveness in the South China Sea to Russia's war in Ukraine. says was a Chinese spy balloon flying across the United States that was shot down. It came within a day of happening in February but was delayed by the diplomatic and political tumult brought on by the discovery of what the U.S. Biden and Xi agreed to Blinken's trip early at a meeting last year in Bali.

Vienna convention on diplomatic relations article 48