“Others are rightly expecting us to continue to work on issues that matter to the lives and livelihood of their people as well as our own.” “We should not hold hostage cooperation on matters of global concern because of differences between our two countries,” Blinken said. on vital issues, including military matters and crucial climate cooperation, as punishments against Pelosi’s visit. China on Thursday launched military exercises off Taiwan’s coasts and on Friday cut off contacts with the U.S. Pelosi’s trip to the self-governed island outraged China, which claims Taiwan as its own territory to be annexed by force if necessary. and other top officials, as relations between Washington and Beijing plummeted to their worst level in years. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan earlier this week.īlinken spoke in an online news conference with his Philippine counterpart in Manila after meeting newly elected President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday that China should not hold hostage talks on important global matters such as the climate crisis, after Beijing cut off contacts with Washington in retaliation for U.S. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.

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