US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will get on the plane bound for Beijing later this month. There, according to an official, he will urge the Chinese authorities to refrain from carrying out actions that could seem provocative around Taiwan’s presidential inauguration. Photo: Ciro de Luca / AP / NTB
Of NTB | 21.04.2024 07:00:26
Policy: Taiwan’s newly elected President Lai Ching-te will be inaugurated in May.
– Our expectations, especially in this important and sensitive period until the inauguration on 20 May, is that all countries contribute to peace and stability, and that they avoid provocative actions that could lead to increased tension, but instead show restraint, said a US official on Saturday.
The statement came in connection with the announcement that Blinken will visit China from 24 to 26 April.
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