China to present demands on Taiwan to US

China intends to raise "serious concerns" about Taiwan and other security matters during upcoming discussions with the US.

China aims to highlight its strong positions and make firm demands concerning Taiwan, development rights, and its strategic security, Caliber.Az reports, citing foreign media.

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan is scheduled to visit Beijing from August 27 to 29 to meet with China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi. The trip aims to address and manage rising tensions before the US elections in November.

This will mark the first visit by a US national security advisor to China since 2016, though other high-ranking officials, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken, have made trips to China over the past two years. The Taiwan issue represents the primary insurmountable red line in US-China relations, with Taiwan independence posing the greatest threat to peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. 

The US must uphold the one-China principle and the three US-China joint communiqués, and must honor its commitment to not support Taiwan independence. In recent years, Beijing and Washington have been at odds over Taiwan, as well as other contentious issues including human rights, trade, and the South China Sea.

Relations have somewhat stabilized following the meeting between Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping in San Francisco last November, which both parties considered a partial success. In 2022, a visit to Taiwan by then-US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi prompted China's largest military exercises around the island, involving warships, missiles, and fighter jets.