A Sept. 10 phone call between U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi was reported in China as “timely, necessary and fruitful.” But Global Times also emphasized Wang’s stern words to Rubio. “Wang said to ensure that the two giant ships of China and the U.S. move forward together without deviating from their courses or losing speed, it is necessary to adhere to the strategic guidance of the two heads of state and to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state without compromise. The recent negative words and deeds from the U.S. side have undermined China’s legitimate rights and interests, interfered in China’s internal affairs, and are detrimental to the improvement and development of China-U.S. relations….” Wang urged the U.S. to exercise caution in its words and actions, especially on issues concerning China’s core interests such as Taiwan.
Global Times drew attention to the fact that “China and the U.S. once fought side by side during World War II to defeat militarism and fascism, while in this new era, the two sides should work together for world peace and prosperity, tackle global challenges and shoulder their due responsibilities as major countries, said Wang.”
On a Sept. 9 video call between U.S. Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth and Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun, Global Times reports: “Dong stressed the importance of respecting each other’s core interests, stating that any attempts to ‘use military force to support independence’ or ‘use Taiwan to contain China’ are doomed to fail.”
“We emphasize that the U.S. cannot harm China’s core interests on one hand while expecting to gain other benefits from China on the other,” Li Haidong, a professor at the China Foreign Affairs University, told the Global Times.
