Key words : top diplomat blinken wang
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US, China top diplomats begin talks in Beijing
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi are holding a meeting in Beijing.
The talks got underway on Friday morning.
At the start of the meeting, Wang said that the China-US relationship is beginning to stabilize overall. But he noted that negative factors in the bilateral relationship are still increasing and building. He added that China's core interests are always facing challenges.
The foreign minister also demanded that Washington not cross a red line with regard to Beijing's sovereignty and security.
In response, Blinken said, "There is no substitute, in our judgement, for face-to-face diplomacy in order to try to move forward, but also to make sure that we're as clear as possible about the areas where we have differences, at the very least to avoid misunderstandings, to avoid miscalculations."
Blinken added, "I look forward in these discussions to being very clear, very direct about the areas where we have differences."
A senior official at the US State Department says the two diplomats will exchange views regarding Taiwan, where President-elect Lai Ching-te is set to take office next month.
The official says they will also discuss the issue of the South China Sea. This comes as Beijing has been ramping up its maritime activities in the region.
Blinken will likely express strong concerns about Beijing's alleged support for Russia's defense industry. This comes amid Moscow's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
Blinken's visit to the Chinese capital is his first since June of last year. Observers are wondering whether he will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
At a summit last November, the leaders of the US and China agreed to continue to hold dialogues. Observers are waiting to see if both sides can agree to maintain a stable relationship, even though they remain at odds over various issues.
Key words : correspondent Nakamura Genta
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Beijing welcomes Blinken as US-China issues mount
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, have met for talks in Beijing. The top diplomats are trying to repair strained ties, and avoid "red lines" being crossed on either side. Our Nakamura Genta brings us more from China's capital.
Key words : commentator Hanazawa Yuichiro
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Blinken visits China: The view from Washington
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Key words : town radioactive local assembly
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Local assembly in Japan calls for town to allow nuclear waste site study
The local assembly in southwestern Japan's Genkai Town has adopted a petition calling for a first-stage survey to be conducted to determine whether a final disposal site for high-level radioactive waste from nuclear power plants can be built in the town.
The petition was adopted on Friday. Genkai town is located in Saga Prefecture. It hosts a nuclear power plant that is operated by Kyushu Electric Power Company.
Of all the local legislatures in Japanese towns and cities that host nuclear power plants, Genkai's assembly has become the first to approve a petition in favor of a first-stage waste site survey.
During the first stage of the survey, reference materials and other data will be examined. The examiners want to find out whether it would be feasible for the town to host a disposal site.
The mayor has the final say on whether to allow the survey to be conducted.
Genkai Mayor Wakiyama Shintaro has suggested that he will express his position early next month, after the national holiday period.
Key words : meteorologist Yuumi Hirano
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