During a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit, Blinken emphasized areas in which the U.S. and China can work together, such as North Korea, Afghanistan and the climate crisis. Last week, Blinken also expressed support for Taiwan joining the United Nations (U.N.), saying he was being “pragmatic." “The fact that Taiwan participated robustly in certain U.N. specialized agencies for the vast majority of the past 50 years is evidence of the value the international community places in Taiwan’s contributions,” Blinken said. ... Taiwan is a part of China,” Ma Xiaoguang, spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office in Beijing, said. Taiwan earlier this month said 52 Chinese military aircraft had entered its air defense identification zone in Beijing's largest military provocation.

Source: Forbes October 31, 2021 12:27 UTC