The Foreign Ministry said on Monday that China is ready to carry out both bilateral and multilateral communication and cooperation with the United States on the basis of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit, but it was also urged by Washington not to cross the red line on the Taiwan question.
Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said the US can not demand communication and cooperation from China while continuing to interfere in China's internal affairs, while hurting its interests ahead of a planned visit by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
She noted that the Taiwan question is at the heart of China's core interests and is the basis of the political foundation of China-US relations and the first red line that must not be crossed in China-US relations, warning Washington does not try to cross this line at any time.
In November, Blinken's visit was the first by a US secretary of state since October 2018, as a result of the first face-to-face meeting between President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden in Bali, Indonesia.
According to the US side, Blinken is scheduled to discuss with the Chinese side how to manage competition with China responsibly and cooperate with China in dealing with cross-border challenges. The US side is expected to express concerns about issues regarding Taiwan, fentanyl and the nuclear issue on the Korean Peninsula.
Mao said at a regular news briefing in Beijing that China does not fear competition. We oppose using competition as an excuse to contain and suppress others. Mao said that US sanctions against Chinese institutions have severely limited China's counternarcotics capabilities, and that China has taken an active part in international counternarcotics law enforcement cooperation under the framework of the UN conventions on drug control.
As for Ukraine and the Korean Peninsula nuclear issues, the spokeswoman said China has always been committed to promoting a political settlement and promoting negotiations, and opposing actions that could cause tensions and exacerbate the situation.
She believes that the future of the planet depends on a healthy and stable relationship between China and the US, and that the US should work with China to define bilateral interactions by dialogue and win-win cooperation rather than zero-sum competition.