Foreign and Military Affairs
China urges US to respect its core interests
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-03-02 21:07
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 Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang speaks at a regular press conference on March 2, 2010.?[fmprc.gov.cn] |
US Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg and National Security Council Senior Director for Asian Affairs, Jeffrey Bader, started a three-day visit to China Tuesday amid recent tensions in bilateral ties following Washington's 6.4-billion-US-dollar arms sales plan to Taiwan and President Barack Obama's meeting with the Dalai Lama.
China is not to blame for the current difficult situation, Qin said, urging the US to take China's interests and concerns seriously.
The foreign ministry said the US side proposed the visit and China then accepted it.
