A top US defense official has warned his Chinese counterpart about China\u2019s increasing cooperation with Russia, even as Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin met and pledged to strengthen ties between the two countries. Ely Ratner, US Assistant Secretary of Defence for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, spoke by video teleconference with China\u2019s) Major General Li Bin, Director of the Central Military Commission Office for International Military Cooperation, on Friday.<\/p>\n
Ratner discussed the relationship between Russia and North Korea as well as \u201cserious concern over China\u2019s support for Russia\u2019s defence industrial base that enables Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine,\u201d the Pentagon said in a readout. Putin was on an official two-day visit to China to mark the 75th anniversary of the establishment of ties between Moscow and Beijing, during which he and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping pledged a \u201cnew era\u201d of partnership.<\/p>\n
The US Defense Assistant Secretary also reiterated that the United States remains committed to the \u2018One China\u2019 policy, which is guided by the Taiwan Relations Act, the Three US-China Joint Communiques, and the Six Assurances, and he reaffirmed the importance of maintaining peace and stability across the Strait. The US official also spoke with his Chinese counterpart about the escalating tension between China and the Philippines near the South China Sea shoal.<\/p>\n
China, meanwhile has criticised the US of \u201cmilitary collusion\u201d with Taiwan. According to Beijing-headquartered Global Times, the Central Military Commission Office for International Military Cooperation told the US Assistant Secretary of Defense in the video call on Friday that the \u201cmilitary collusion\u201d between the US and Taiwan as well as the \u201cseparatist acts\u201d of the \u201cTaiwan independence forces\u201d, are the main sources of disruption to the current stability in the Taiwan Straits.<\/p>\n
\u201cChina will take resolute and decisive countermeasures against any \u2018Taiwan independence\u2019 separatist activities and foreign connivance and support,\u201d the spokesperson noted. China on Friday also criticised a US military vessel\u2019s recent \u201cprovocative moves,\u201d stating that the US side\u2019s invocation of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) reveals its hegemonic nature.<\/p>\n
Addressing a press conference in response to a media query about US guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey\u2019s sailing through the Taiwan Strait, a Chinese military spokesperson said, \u201cThe Chinese side strongly deplores and firmly opposes this and has lodged solemn representations with the US side.\u201d Friday\u2019s talks between US defense official Ely Ratner with Chinese official Li Ben follows the call in April between US defense secretary Lloyd Austin with China\u2019s defense minister, Admiral Dong Jun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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