US and Chinese officials have exchanged sharp rebukes in the first high-level talks between the Biden administration and China, taking place in Alaska.
Chinese officials accused the US of inciting countries "To attack China", while the US said China had "Arrived intent on grandstanding".
The ill-tempered talks in Anchorage involved Secretary of State Antony Blinken and national security adviser Jake Sullivan on the US side, facing off with China's most senior foreign policy official, Yang Jiechi, and foreign minister Wang Yi. In a blunt opening statement, Mr Blinken said the US would "Discuss our deep concerns with actions by China, including in Xinjiang, Hong Kong, Taiwan, cyber attacks on the United States, economic coercion of our allies".
Mr Sullivan hit back, saying Washington did not seek a conflict with China, but added: "We will always stand up for our principles for our people, and for our friends."
The US delegation accused China of violating the agreed protocol of two minutes of opening remarks by each side.
In later remarks via state media, Chinese officials said it had been the US, not China, that had violated protocol by exceeding the agreed time in opening remarks.
China is looking for a reset after relations hit rock bottom under the Trump administration, our correspondent adds.
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Friday, March 19, 2021
US and China trade angry words at high-level Alaska talks
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