USA and China issue mutual warnings

Just ahead of the first video summit on Monday between US President Joe Biden and China’s leader Xi Jinping, the two sides have warned each other. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, „expressed concern about the People’s Republic of China’s continued military, diplomatic, and economic pressure on Taiwan,“ according to the US State Department. Wang, according to media reports, warned Washington against actions that might appear to support „Taiwan independence.“