China says US still interfering in its affairs despite efforts to stabilize relations

China says relations with the United States are stabilizing despite Washington’s continued “interference” in its internal affairs.

That is according to Xinhua news agency, quoting an anonymous Chinese Foreign Ministry official on Tuesday.

The official, described by Xinhua as the director-general of the foreign ministry's department of North American and Oceanian affairs, said bilateral relations should stabilize and advance in a sustainable manner with mutual interests in mind.

“The United States stubbornly promotes the strategy of containing China, continuously adopts erroneous words and actions that interfere in China's internal affairs, smear China's image, and harm China's interests,” the official was quoted as saying.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is scheduled for a three-day visit to China this week to hold talks with Chinese officials in Shanghai and Beijing.

During the visit Blinken is expected to discuss varying issues ranging from the Chinese Taipei to territorial disputes in the South China Sea, to the Russia-Ukraine war, Israel, Iran and the broader West Asia as well as Indo-Pacific region and trade and tariffs.

The Chinese side will focus on strengthening understanding and dialogue, managing differences and promoting mutually beneficial cooperation and shared responsibilities, the official said.

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen made a trip to China earlier this month. It was her second trip to China since taking office and she raised Washington’s concern regarding what she described to be Chinese overproduction as well as Beijing’s cooperation with Moscow.

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Yellen, during her four-day visit to China, had wide-ranging meetings with Chinese leaders, local officials, academics, students and American executives both in the southern metropolis of Guangzhou as well as the capital Beijing.

She issued a very blunt warning to Chinese banks regarding cooperation with Moscow.

Yellen said any banks that facilitate significant transactions that channel military or dual-use goods to Russia’s defense industrial base expose themselves to the risk of US sanctions.

She talked about the trade disputes between the world’s largest economies in her meetings.

Washington and Beijing have been working to stabilize relations following a summit between President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in November 2023. Xi had warned ties could “slide into conflict or confrontation,” according to Xinhua.

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