Chinese leader Xi Jinping's top foreign policy adviser Wang Yi is set to arrive in Moscow this week, coinciding with US President Joe Biden's visit to Ukraine. This trip comes at a time of strained relations between the US and China, and the timing of the two trips underscores the sharpening of geopolitical fault lines between the world's two superpowers. Wang Yi's visit is seen as an attempt by China to balance its diplomatic relations with both the US and Russia.
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China has strongly rejected US accusations that it is supplying arms to Russia in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, with Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin saying that the US is not qualified to lecture China and that US criticism, coercion and pressure on China-Russia relations will not be accepted. Wang also accused the US of supplying weapons to the battlefield, and China has said it will continue to play a constructive role in easing the situation.
The US has accused China of attempting to surveil sensitive military sites via a balloon shot down off the coast of South Carolina, and Russia has accused the US of being the "primary source" of international tensions for supporting Ukrainian attacks on Crimea. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Kremlin spokesman Dimtry Peskov have both made comments in response to the situation, and the US has taken measures to protect the information. It remains to be seen how the two countries will move forward in the coming weeks.
At the Munich Security Conference, China's top diplomat Wang Yi accused the U.S. of violating international norms with "hysterical" behaviour in response to a suspected Chinese spy balloon. Wang asked the U.S. to handle the situation calmly and professionally, and said the use of advanced fighter jets and missiles was an "abuse of the use of force". His comments have further clouded the prospects of a meeting between Wang and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, highlighting the growing tensions between the two countries.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at an international security conference in Munich to discuss the U.S. shooting down of a Chinese surveillance balloon two weeks ago. Blinken made it clear that the U.S. will not tolerate any violations of its sovereignty, and Wang Yi offered no apology for the incident. The meeting was an important step in the U.S.-China relationship, and both countries will work together to ensure similar incidents do not occur in the future.
US officials have noticed a "disturbing" trend of China providing non-lethal military assistance to Russia for use in Ukraine, which Vice President Kamala Harris alluded to during her recent visit to Europe. The US is concerned that China may be trying to provide lethal military aid without getting caught, and is monitoring the situation closely.
US and China have exchanged strong words following the shooting down of a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon off the coast of South Carolina. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Wang Yi, director of the People's Republic of China CCP Central Foreign Affairs office, met at the Munich Security Conference in Germany to discuss the incident. The meeting is seen as a potential step towards de-escalating tensions between the two countries.
At the Munich Security Conference, Vice President Kamala Harris declared that Russia has committed crimes against humanity in Ukraine, citing “gruesome acts of murder, torture, rape, and deportation”. Wang Yi, top foreign policy adviser to Chinese President Xi Jinping, proposed that “territorial and sovereignty integrity of all countries will be respected”. Harris concluded by emphasizing the importance of justice being served to the perpetrators, saying “this warfare can not continue to rage on”.