Washington and Beijing have disagreements on many issues, however the United States is not against China's development and is not seeking to deter this country, US State Secretary Mike Pompeo said on Monday at a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
BEIJING (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 08th October, 2018) Washington and Beijing have disagreements on many issues, however the United States is not against China's development and is not seeking to deter this country, US State Secretary Mike Pompeo said on Monday at a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
Pompeo, in particular, noted that the United States and China were the two largest economies in the world and the most influential countries, adding that both states had responsibility for global prosperity and peace.
According to the spokeswoman for the US State Department, Heather Nauert, "the two sides affirmed the importance of a constructive, results-oriented bilateral relationship."
Pompeo also pointed out that Washington was committed to "One China" policy and hoped to continue dialogue and cooperation with China on important regional and international issues.
Over the past several months, relations between Washington and Beijing have sharply deteriorated over trade disagreements. In September, the United States imposed a new round of tariffs on Chinese goods and retaliatory restrictions on US imports to China. US-China trade war has recently taken a new turn and extended to the security sector after US President Donald Trump sanctioned a key Chinese military unit for buying Russian weapons and accused Beijing of meddling in the upcoming US midterm elections.
The United States has been considering China one of its adversaries alongside Russia, which Washington has also repeatedly accused of meddling in the US internal affairs, particularly the 2016 US presidential election. On Thursday, US Vice President Mike Pence said China exerted influence and interference in US domestic policies and elections. Pence added that Beijing was trying to influence business leaders to make them condemn Trump's trade tariffs. The vice president noted that Russia's alleged interference in US domestic affairs paled in comparison with China's actions. Both China and Russia have denied these allegations noting that the United States had provided no proof to support them.
