Blinken Calls On Top China Official To Maintain "Stability" As Taiwan Votes
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Liu Jianchao, head of the international division of the Chinese Communist Party's Central Committee.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken asked Beijing to maintain cross-strait stability on Friday during a meeting with a senior Chinese official, hours before voters in Taiwan headed to polls to choose a new president.Blinken, briefly back in Washington in between his latest Middle East crisis tour and a trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, met with Liu Jianchao, who heads the international division of the Chinese Communist Party's Central Committee.
"The two sides had a constructive discussion on a range of bilateral, regional, and global issues, including areas of potential cooperation and areas of difference," State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said in a statement.
"The Secretary reiterated the importance of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait and in the South China Sea."
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