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China's Yang to visit U.S. on Monday and Tuesday - Xinhua

REUTERS
 

Chinese State Councillor Yang Jiechi delivers a speech at the Reception for the 45th Anniversary of the Restoration of the Lawful Seat of the People's Republic of China in the United Nations, at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, October 25, 2016. REUTERS/Kenzaburo Fukuhara/Pool

 

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's top diplomat will visit the United States this week, the most senior Chinese official to do so since President Donald Trump took office on January 20, state news agency Xinhua said.

 

State Councilor Yang Jiechi would visit the United States on Monday and Tuesday, Xinhua said in a report published late on Sunday that quoted foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang.

 

Yang outranks China's foreign minister.

 

The visit follows a phone call between Yang and U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson last week, during which the two affirmed the importance of a constructive U.S.-China relationship.

 

It was the latest step by the world's two largest economies to try to put relations back on an even keel after a rocky start following Trump's November election victory.

 

Trump angered Beijing in December by talking to the president of Taiwan and saying the United States did not have to stick to the "one China" policy, under which Washington acknowledges the Chinese position that there is only one China, of which Taiwan is part.

 

Trump later agreed in a phone call with Xi to honour the "one China" policy in a diplomatic boost for Beijing, which vehemently opposes criticism of its claim to self-ruled Taiwan.

 

Xinhua quoted a researcher at a government-backed Chinese think tank as saying a discussion of when and where Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping would meet first would be on the top of the agenda.

 

It said Yang's visit would coincide with the 45th anniversary of President Richard Nixon's ice-breaking visit to China in 1972, which paved the way for Beijing and Washington to establish diplomatic ties in 1979.

 

(Reporting by John Ruwitch; Editing by Paul Tait)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2017-02-27

[klauskunkel]

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the Reception for the 45th Anniversary of the Restoration of the Lawful Seat of the People's Republic of China in the United Nations

I'd like to congratulate China on the auspicious occasion of the birthday party for their reupholstered seat. I don't know many nations who would publicly celebrate the new stuffing of a chair, ...but to each its own, and kudos to China for consistently being weird without realizing it. Anyways, if I ever throw a birthday bash for one of my household items, I know who to call for ideas. 

Edited February 27, 2017 by klauskunkel

[elgordo38]

Don't be the Ying to this Yang Donald. Talk to the ex ambassador to China first he will tell you what China's ambitions are. They are like a group of dogs surrounding you looking for soft spots to take advantage

[Andaman Al]

Lets see which of Trump's 3 little piggies is included on sitting in during official Government talks. Favourite would of course be Ivanka.

[Grouse]

But Trump ordered # 47; Kung Pao chicken ?

[boomerangutang]

China can believe what Trump says .....but it should know by now that his word isn't worth a turd.

[Grubster]

I hope Trump sends a very low level cabinet member to meet with this clown.

[ilostmypassword]

10 minutes ago, oby said:

I hope trump doesn't fire him,

Or we be sayin'nee how, please don't shoot

I never thought to find a poster on Thaivisa who knows less than Trump. At least I believe that Trump, at least, knows that Yang is not an employee of his or of the U.S. government.

[ilostmypassword]

 

 

22 minutes ago, oby said:

I hope trump doesn't fire him,

Or we be sayin'nee how, please don't shoot

4 minutes ago, oby said:

Yang is a senior Chinese diplomat

I knew that from the article. It seemed from your post that you didn't.

[stevenl]

When Oz pm tried to talk serious trump hung up,
I think Yang wants to talk serious,
America needs to look at its colonial adventures since 1800's,
Claiming many islands from Philippines to Guam, thru Marshall Islands, to Hawaii, Grenada and Cuba, you know haiti, dominican and then look at diago  garcia, and  
All thru Europe, middle east,  Afghanistan even ex ussr countries host American military bases and air strips
America  wants to back off,
Thousands of years mariners call the south China sea.
The south China sea,
Not west Philippine ocean, not east vietnam sea.
China is simply utilizing resources.
Get over it.
China is not expansionist unlike america.
Would you not utilize a safe harbour, air landing strip between touch points of your territory?
It's a big world, and getting smaller all the time.
China is not running pirate ships here.
The Islamic pirate ships were obliterated once the Russians and Chinese got involved. 
I hope trump actually sits down and listens to what the China rep has to say.
China and Russia are our allies in this Islamic world war. Europe is nearly lost already.
Rant over and out :)
And have a really nice day, we are blessed  
 
 

China is expanding, but doing it in a very smart way.

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