https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/26/blinken-beijing-russia-sanctions-00154556
https://www.youtube.com/live/UhFEFlIyg-s?si=iK0hID8OE2kGQr7P
https://www.state.gov/translations/chinese/secretary-antony-j-blinken-at-a-press-availability-zh/
https://www.state.gov/secretary-antony-j-blinken-at-a-press-availability-48/
偽中华人民共和国北京市
2024年4月26日
布林肯国务卿：大家晚上好。 10个月前，我出访中华人民共和国，当时我们两国之间存在深层的紧张关系，我访问的目的是稳定关系，重新开放并加强我们的高级别沟通渠道。在与习近平主席和其他高级别官员进行的一系列坦诚和建设性的对话中，我阐明了我们的有关政策和意图，并确定了我们可以共同合作的具有共同利益的议题。继这些讨论之后，还进行了更多高级别访问以及我们两国政府之间的会谈，帮助奠定了去年年底在旧金山举行的拜登总统和习近平主席之间富有成效的峰会的基础。我们的领导人就关系到我们的人民和全世界的重要问题进行合作并减少误解和误判的风险的切实步骤达成了一致。
在随后的几个月里，我们集中精力着重推进这些承诺。我于本周重返中国，评估我们取得的进展，以及还需要做些什么才能为美国人民带来切实成果。这正是我与习近平主席、王毅主任兼外交部长、公安部长王小洪以及上海市委书记陈吉宁会谈的重点。
自伍德赛德（Woodside）峰会以来，我们在芬太尼及其他合成麻醉品问题上的合作取得了进展——这是造成18至45岁的美国人死亡的头号杀手。具体而言，中华人民共和国发布了对该产业的公告，并对一些生产前体——即构成合成麻醉品的化学成分—— 的公司采取了执法行动。美国和中国还成立了联合禁毒工作组（Counternarcotics Working Group），在政策制定、执法和分享技术方面进行合作。在很大程度上得益于工作组的努力，中国正在向国际执法部门提供可用于追踪及拦截非法麻醉品及其前体的信息，而且我们两国政府最近同意分享有关堵塞金融系统漏洞的最佳做法，这些漏洞被贩毒分子及其他犯罪集团用来洗钱。
因此，这是一项重要进展，但仍需要做更多的工作。在有关讨论中，我强调了中华人民共和国采取更多行动的重要性，特别是对销售用于制造芬太尼的化学品和设备的人员提出起诉；履行其监管联合国麻醉药品委员会（UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs）管制的所有前体的国际承诺；以及打击非法融资网络。
自两国元首伍德赛德会晤以来，我们还恢复了多个级别的直接军事交流——去年我在北京举行会谈时把这列为一项首要内容。美国和中华人民共和国国防官员一月份在五角大楼举行了为期两天的会议。本月早些时候，我们两国的空军和海军举行了会谈，旨在确保更安全的互动。上周，国防部长奥斯汀（Austin）与中国国防部长董军进行了首次视频通话。像这样直接、开放、清晰的沟通渠道对于避免误判至关重要。
我很高兴地宣布，今天早些时候，我们同意在未来几周内举行首次美中人工智能会谈。我们将针对先进人工智能的风险和安全问题以及如何最好地管理这些问题交流看法。我们还讨论了如何继续发展两国人民之间的联系，特别是教育交流。为这些项目创造开放和有利的条件符合我们两国政府的根本利益，长期以来这些项目使我们两国都更加富足。
如你们所知，昨天我有机会会见了数十名美国和中国学生，他们正在上海纽约大学以及在中国的其他美中联合大学项目中并肩学习。我了解到这一经历如何加深了他们在课堂内外的知识，并帮助他们缔结在同窗学习之后将长期保持的纽带。虽然在美国有超过29万名中国学生，但在中国留学的美国学生不到900人，与十年前大约15000名美国学生在中国留学相比显著下降。习主席表示，他希望在未来几年大幅增加在这里学习的美国学生人数，我们支持这一想法。
这符合我们的利益，因为如果我们未来的领导者——无论是在政府、商界、公民社会、气候、科技和其他领域——如果他们希望能够合作，如果他们希望能够解决重大问题，如果他们希望能够化解我们之间的分歧，他们就需要彼此了解和理解，包括在语言、文化和历史等方面。我在这次访问中对中华人民共和国有关官员说，如果他们想吸引更多美国人来中国，特别是学生，最好的办法就是创造条件，让学术活动在任何地方都能发展进步——自由和公开地讨论想法、获得广泛的信息、旅行便利、对参与者的安全、保障和隐私保护有信心。
另一方面，在我们寻求在利益一致的领域中深化合作的同时，美国也非常清楚中华人民共和国带来的挑战以及我们各自具有竞争性的未来愿景。美国将永远捍卫我们的核心利益和价值观。在今天的会谈中，我重申了我们对中华人民共和国为俄罗斯对乌克兰的残酷侵略战争提供设备零部件的严重关切。中国是机床、微电子、硝化纤维素的最大供应商——这些产品对制造弹药和火箭推进剂以及莫斯科用来加强其国防工业基础的其他军民两用物品至关重要，该国防工业基础正在大批生产火箭、无人机、坦克和其他武器，而普京总统正在使用这些武器入侵一个主权国家、摧毁其电网和其他民用基础设施、杀害无辜的男女老幼。如果没有中国的支持，俄罗斯将难以维持对乌克兰的攻击。
在本月早些时候与北约盟国以及上周与我们的七国集团（G7）合作伙伴举行的会议上，我听到了同样的信息：支持俄罗斯的国防工业基础不仅威胁乌克兰的安全，而且威胁欧洲的安全。北京无法在支持冷战结束以来欧洲安全面临的最大威胁的同时与欧洲发展更好的关系。正如我们一段时间以来一直告诉中国的那样，确保跨大西洋安全是美国的核心利益。在我们今天的会谈中，我明确表示，如果中国不解决这个问题，我们就会解决。
我还提出了我们对中华人民共和国的不公平贸易行为以及工业产能过剩对全球和美国市场造成潜在后果的关切，尤其是在一些将引领21世纪经济发展的关键行业，例如太阳能电池板、电动汽车及其动力电池。仅中国生产的这些产品就超过100%的全球需求，其产品充斥市场，破坏竞争，危及世界各地的生计和企业。
而这种情况我们以前都看到过，我们知道其结局是什么——美国企业倒闭，美国人失去工作。 拜登总统不会看着这种情况在他的任期内发生，我们将采取必要行动，确保美国工人能够在公平的环境中竞争。美国的行动不是为了阻碍中国发展，我们也不是要使我们的经济脱钩。正如美国财长耶伦在最近的访问中所言，经济脱钩对包括美国在内的全球经济将是灾难性的。我们希望中国经济增长。这也是在这里的美国企业和投资者所希望的；我在上海有机会与其中几位进行了交谈。但中国经济增长的方式很重要。正如我对中国有关官员所说的，这意味着促进一种健康的经济关系，在这种关系中，美国工人和企业得到平等和公平的对待。
在今天的会谈中，我谈到了中华人民共和国在南中国海的危险行动，包括针对菲律宾在第二托马斯浅滩（Second Thomas Shoal）附近进行的例行补给作业和海上作业的行动。这些水域的航行和贸易自由不仅对菲律宾至关重要，也对美国和印太地区以及全球其他每个国家都至关重要。这就是为什么这么多国家对中华人民共和国的海上行动表示关切的原因。
我明确表示，尽管美国将继续努力缓和紧张局势，但我们对菲律宾的防务承诺依然坚定不移。我重申了美国的“一个中国”政策，并强调了维护台海两岸和平与稳定的极大重要性。
我提出了一些美国公民被非法拘押以及被禁止出境的案例。拜登总统和我会不懈努力，直到他们回到自己的家人身边。我还对香港的自治和民主体制受到侵蚀、跨国镇压、新疆和西藏持续发生的侵犯人权事件以及一些人权个案表示关切。
我们谈到了新闻自由和获取信息的问题。我感谢中华人民共和国给在座的一些外国记者发放了短期签证，使他们能够报道这次访问。在会谈中，我鼓励中华人民共和国有关官员履行他们在2021年所做的承诺，为我们两国的媒体机构提供平等的报道机会。美国将继续坚持在这个问题上实行对等原则，就像我们在商业、跨文化交流和许多其他领域所做的那样。
我们还讨论了中国可以发挥建设性作用的一系列地区和全球危机。我鼓励中国利用其影响力阻止伊朗及其代理人扩大中东冲突，并向平壤施压以使朝鲜终止其危险行为并参与对话。今后，我们将继续就这些问题和其他问题进行高级别磋商。
美国过去三年在国内外推行的所有政策都是为了实现一个目标——为美国人民带来福祉，应对他们所面临的挑战，创造他们所寻求的机会，并为他们及其子孙后代建设一个安全、自由、繁荣和健康的未来。
这正是我们在国内进行历史性投资以提升我们的竞争力并在世界各地重振我们的联盟和伙伴关系的动力所在。这一核心目标也激励我在过去几天里在中国举行会谈，并将继续指导我们管理这一对我们两国以及整个世界都事关重大的关系。
我就讲到这里，接下来我很乐意回答一些问题。
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good evening, everyone. Ten months ago, I traveled to the People’s Republic of China at a time of profound tension between our countries with the aim of stabilizing the relationship, reopening and strengthening our high-level channels of communication. Over a series of candid and constructive conversations I had then with President Xi and other senior officials, I made clear our policies and intentions, and identified issues of shared interest where we might work together. Those discussions, which were followed by additional senior-level visits and meetings between our governments, helped lay the foundation for a productive summit between President Biden and President Xi in San Francisco at the end of last year. Our leaders agreed on concrete steps to cooperate on issues that matter to our people and matter to the world and reduce the risk of misunderstanding and miscalculation.
In the months since then, we focused intensively on advancing those commitments. I returned to China this week to take stock of where we’ve made progress and where more needs to be done so that we can deliver tangible results for the American people. That’s been the focus of my meetings with President Xi, with Director and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, with the Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong, and the Shanhai Party Secretary Chen Jining.
Since the Woodside summit, we have advanced our cooperation on fentanyl and other synthetic drugs – the number-one killer of Americans between the ages of 18 and 45. Specifically, the PRC has issued a public notice to industry, it’s taken enforcement action against some companies that produce precursors – those are the chemical ingredients that make up synthetic drugs. And the U.S. and China have set up a joint Counternarcotics Working Group to collaborate on policy making and on law enforcement, and to share technical expertise. Thanks in large part to the working group’s efforts, China is providing information to international law enforcement that can be used to track and intercept illicit drugs and their precursors, and our two governments recently agreed to share best practices on closing loopholes in our financial systems that the drug traffickers and other criminal enterprises use to launder money.
So this is important progress, but more needs to be done. In my discussions, I underscored the importance of the PRC taking additional action, in particular by prosecuting those who are selling chemicals and equipment used to make fentanyl, meeting its international commitments to regulate all of the precursors that are controlled by the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs, and disrupting illicit financing networks.
Since the Woodside meeting between the presidents, we’ve also resumed direct military-to-military communications at multiple levels – something that I made a top priority for my meetings in Beijing last year. U.S. and PRC defense officials met for two days at the Pentagon in January. Earlier this month, our two countries’ air and naval forces held talks aimed at ensuring safer interactions. Last week, Secretary of Defense Austin had his first video call with Minister of Defense Dong Jun. Direct, open, clear lines of communication like these are critical to avoiding miscalculations.
I’m pleased to announce that earlier today, we agreed to hold the first U.S.-PRC talks on artificial intelligence to be held in the coming weeks. We’ll share our respective views on the risks and safety concerns around advanced AI and how best to manage them. We also spoke about ways that we can continue to grow people-to-people ties between our countries, particularly educational exchanges. Our governments have a vested interest in creating open and welcoming conditions for these programs which have long enriched both of our countries.
As you know, I had a chance yesterday to meet with a few dozen American and Chinese students who are learning side by side at the NYU Shanghai program as well as in other joint U.S.-PRC university programs in China. I heard how the experiences deepened their knowledge inside and outside the classroom and forged ties that will last well beyond their shared educational experience. While there are more than 290,000 Chinese students in the United States, there are fewer than 900 Americans studying here in China, and that’s a significant drop from a decade ago when we had about 15,000 Americans studying here. President Xi said that he wants to significantly increase the number of Americans studying here in the coming years, and that’s something that we support.
We have an interest in this, because if our future leaders – whether it’s in government, whether it’s in business, civil society, climate, tech, and other fields – if they’re going to be able to collaborate, if they want to be able to solve big problems, if they’re going to be able to work through our differences, they’ll need to know and understand each other, language, culture, history. What I told my PRC counterparts on this visit is if they want to attract more Americans here to China, particularly students, the best way to do that is to create the conditions that allow learning to flourish anywhere – a free and open discussion of ideas, access to a wide range of information, ease of travel, confidence in the safety, security, and privacy of the participants.
Now, even as we seek to deepen cooperation where our interests align, the United States is very clear-eyed about the challenges posed by the PRC and about our competing visions for the future. America will always defend our core interests and values. In my discussions today, I reiterated our serious concern about the PRC providing components that are powering Russia’s brutal war of aggression against Ukraine. China is the top supplier of machine tools, microelectronics, nitrocellulose – which is critical to making munitions and rocket propellants, and other dual-use items that Moscow is using to ramp up its defense industrial base, a defense industrial base that is churning out rockets, drones, tanks, and other weapons that President Putin is using to invade a sovereign country, to demolish its power grid and other civilian infrastructure, to kill innocent children, women, and men. Russia would struggle to sustain its assault on Ukraine without China’s support.
In my meetings with NATO Allies earlier this month and with our G7 partners just last week, I heard that same message: fueling Russia’s defense industrial base not only threatens Ukrainian security; it threatens European security. Beijing cannot achieve better relations with Europe while supporting the greatest threat to European security since the end of the Cold War. As we’ve told China for some time, ensuring transatlantic security is a core U.S. interest. In our discussions today, I made clear that if China does not address this problem, we will.
I also expressed our concern about the PRC’s unfair trade practices and the potential consequences of industrial overcapacity to global and U.S. markets, especially in a number of key industries that will drive the 21st century economy, like solar panels, electric vehicles, and the batteries that power them. China alone is producing more than 100 percent of global demand for these products, flooding markets, undermining competition, putting at risk livelihoods and businesses around the world.
Now, this is a movie that we’ve seen before, and we know how it ends – with American businesses shuttered and American jobs lost. President Biden will not let this happen on his watch. We’ll do what’s necessary to ensure that American workers can compete on a level playing field. America’s actions are not aimed at holding back China’s development, nor are we decoupling our economies. As Secretary Yellen said during her recent visit, that would be disastrous for the global economy, including for the United States. We want China’s economy to grow. So do the American businesses and investors here, several of whom I had an opportunity to speak to in Shanghai. But the way China grows matters. As I told my counterpart, that means fostering a healthy economic relationship where American workers and firms are treated equally and fairly.
In today’s meetings I discussed the PRC’s dangerous actions in the South China Sea, including against routine Philippine maintenance operations and maritime operations near the Second Thomas Shoal. Freedom of navigation and commerce in these waterways is not only critical to the Philippines, but to the U.S. and to every other nation in the Indo-Pacific and indeed around the world. That’s why so many nations have expressed concern about the PRC’s maritime maneuvers.
I made clear that while the U.S. will continue to work to de-escalate tensions, our defense commitments to the Philippines remain ironclad. I reaffirmed the U.S.’s “one China” policy and stressed the critical importance of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.
I raised the cases of American citizens who are wrongfully detained and those who are subject to exit bans. President Biden and I will not rest until they’re back with their families where they belong. I also raised concerns about the erosion of Hong Kong’s autonomy and democratic institutions as well as transnational repression, ongoing human rights abuses in Xinjiang and Tibet, and a number of individual human rights cases.
We spoke about press freedom and access. I appreciate that the PRC granted short-term visas to a number of the foreign journalists who are here so that they could cover this visit. In my meetings, I encouraged my PRC counterparts to fulfil the commitment that they made in 2021 to provide equal access to our two countries’ media organizations. The United States will continue to insist on reciprocity on this issue, just as we do for our businesses, cross-cultural exchanges, and many other areas.
We also discussed a range of regional and global crises where China can play a constructive role. I encouraged China to use its influence to discourage Iran and its proxies from expanding the conflict in the Middle East, and to press Pyongyang to end its dangerous behavior and engage in dialogue. Going forward, we’ll continue our high-level discussions on these and other issues.
All of the policies that the United States has pursued over the past three years, at home and around the world, are driven by a singular objective – delivering for the American people, meeting the challenges that they face, creating the opportunities that they seek, building a future where they and their children and their children’s children are secure, free, prosperous, and healthy.
That’s what has motivated the historic investments that we’ve made in our competitiveness back home and in reinvigorating our alliances and our partnerships around the world. And that same core objective animated my meetings in China over the past few days and will continue to guide us as we manage a relationship that is so consequential for our two nations and for the entire world.
With that, happy to take some questions.
MR MILLER: The first question goes to Iain Marlow with Bloomberg.
QUESTION: Thank you, Secretary. Good evening. Wang Yi said that the U.S. was taking endless measures to suppress China’s economy and warned that growing negative factors could derail the effort by Presidents Biden and Xi to stabilize U.S.-China ties. Do you think the Biden administration’s pledge to increase tariff, the threat of new sanctions, and actions like the probe into Chinese shipbuilding could push the U.S. and China back into a period of dangerous volatility?
Separately, did you make any headway in terms of actually getting China to agree to reduce economic support for Russia’s defense industry? And if not, is the U.S. ready to move forward with sanctions?
And separately, given North Korea is also sending massive shipments of munitions to Russia, did you bring that up with your Chinese counterpart, and did you get any Chinese cooperation there?
And finally, just on TikTok, did that come up in conversations today, and how do you expect China to respond? Thanks.
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Not sure I got all of it, but I’ll try, Iain. Thank you.
On the last question, no, TikTok did not come up, so I can answer that one very quickly.
Look, on the economic relationship, let’s put this in perspective. We remain – the United States remains – the largest market for Chinese products of any country around the world, and our own trade relationship remains very significant. In fact, China is our third-largest trading partner after out near neighbors Canada and Mexico, and as I heard from American businesses and American investors in Shanghai, there remains a very strong interest in working in this market provided that we have a level playing field and a fair shot. When we do, we do very well.
But when we’re looking at the question of tariffs, 301 measures, et cetera, what we’re focused on is practices engaged in by China that are unfair and undermine our businesses and our workers. And this question of overcapacity is the one that is front and center. China is responsible for one-third of global production but one-tenth of global demand, so there is a clear mismatch. And when you have products that are produced here and produced in a way that’s heavily subsidized, heavily supported in other ways, and that allows those products then to be sold at low prices – and sometimes below-market prices in other countries – pushing businesses from those countries out of business and having potentially devastating effects on communities, on workers, on businesses, that’s something that we have to, will, and are standing against.
But the other important thing is it’s not just us. This is a concern that I’ve heard around the world and notably from European partners, and this came up in conversations just a week ago when we had a meeting of the G7. So this is not about containing China; it’s not about cutting off trade or investment. Again, as you heard Secretary Yellen say, this is important to us and to many other countries around the world. But we want to ensure that it proceeds fairly and in a way that doesn’t have these unfair effects on our industries, on our workers, and on our companies. And again, that’s something that’s shared across the world.
When it comes to China’s support for Russia’s defense industrial base, all I can tell you is I was extremely clear about our concerns in some detail, but we’ll have to see what actions follow from that. Now, I think China has demonstrated in the past when it comes to Russia and Ukraine that it can take positive action. You’ll recall that well over a year ago we had concerns that Russia was considering the possible use of a nuclear weapon, and I believe that China’s voice was important in, at least at that time, moving Russia away from that possible course of action. But now it is absolutely critical that the support that it’s providing – not in terms of weapons but components for the defense industrial base – again, things like machine tools, microelectronics, where it is overwhelmingly the number-one supplier to Russia. That’s having a material effect in Ukraine and against Ukraine, but it’s also having a material effect in creating a growing that Russia poses to countries in Europe and something that has captured their attention in a very intense way.
And as I said, TikTok did not come up. Thanks.
MR MILLER: For the next question, Wang Lu with The Paper.
QUESTION: Thank you, Secretary. Wang Lu from The Paper. With the intensive interaction between China and U.S. at various level since the Woodside summit last November, as well as you intensive interactions with Chinese officials and people during your visit, with the U.S. election agenda gradually dominating American politics, there is a need for various party to demonstrate their strong stance on China to secure votes, leading to negative sentiments and action regarding China. So in this context, how can we safeguard and effectively implement the achievements made by both sides during this period, also minimizing the influence of campaign-style rhetoric and fostering more goodwill to stabilize Sino-U.S. relations? Thank you.
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you. In my job, I don’t do politics. I focus on policies, and that’s what I’ve been doing here at President Biden’s instruction, trying to carry forward the agenda and the agreements that were reached between President Biden and President Xi in California at the end of last year. And that’s where my focus is and that’s where it will remain in the months ahead. And as I said a few moments ago, we’ve seen important progress on that agenda in the time since the meeting between the two presidents, including on counternarcotics, including on military-to-military ties, communications, including now on the dialogue that we’ve just announced on artificial intelligence, as well as on people-to-people exchanges and connections between our countries.
Also vitally important, coming out of California meetings, as President Biden made clear, that we continue to communicate clearly about our differences, at the very least to minimize the chance of miscalculation, misunderstandings. And that’s also exactly what I did on this visit and will continue to do. And that’s simply what’s required, which is to continue to advance our interests and our values, which has nothing to do with election cycles and everything to do with what’s important to the American people.
MR MILLER: Simon Lewis with Reuters.
QUESTION: Hi, thank you. Mr. Secretary, you mentioned that you think that China can play a more constructive role – can play a constructive role in global crises, particularly talking about the Middle East. You had a conversation with Minister Wang Yi earlier this month around the time of the – when Iran-Israel tensions were really ramping up. I wonder if you have an assessment of the role that China has played and whether it’s sufficient in the actions that the Chinese Government has taken so far.
And there are some reports that the Palestinian groups Fatah and Hamas had a meeting here in Beijing while you were here. I wonder if that’s an area where you would welcome some Chinese involvement.
And while we we’re on the Middle East, I think we can’t ignore some of the images that have been coming out from back in the U.S. from university campuses. It’s quite striking to see students – some of the violence in these protests, but students all across your country are coming out and expressing the outrage at what’s happening in Gaza. Are you taking on board those protests? What do you say to young people, young Americans, who see this as a moment when they need to speak out against the government?
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thanks. So first, on the Middle East, I think I’ve talked to the Foreign Minister Wang Yi at least half a dozen times on this since October 7th, including of course today but also in previous meetings we had, phone conversations, et cetera. And yes, I think this is an area where China can use the relationships it has, the influence it has, to try, for example, to prevent the conflict from escalating, from spreading. And we had a good conversation when tensions were particularly acute follow – preceding and then immediately following Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel 10 days or so ago. And I think the relationships, again, that China has can be positive in trying to calm tensions, prevent escalation, avoid the spread of the conflict. And we agreed that we remain in regular touch on this, and that’s certainly my intention.
I’m not aware of the meeting you referred to – I think you said between Fatah and Hamas – so nothing to say on that.
In terms of the protests back home, look, again, I’m not – it’s not my practice to comment on domestic matters. But look, people have strong, passionate feelings about what’s happening in Gaza and the Middle East that I very much understand. And when we see the horrific human suffering and the death of children, women, and men who are caught in this crossfire of Hamas’s making, it’s gut-wrenching, as I’ve said before. And we want to do everything we can to bring it to an end. And in our own country, it’s a hallmark of our democracy that our citizens make known their views, their concerns, their anger at any given time. And I think that reflects the strength of the country, the strength of democracy.
Now, as I’ve also said before, this could be over tomorrow, it could have been over yesterday, it could have been over months ago, if Hamas had put down its weapons, stopped hiding behind civilians, released the hostages, and surrendered. But of course, it has chosen not to do that, and it is also notable that there is silence about Hamas. It’s as if it wasn’t even part of the story. But as I’ve also said repeatedly, the way Israel goes about ensuring that October 7th never happens again matters profoundly, and we’re working every day to try to minimize damage that’s done to innocent people and to make sure that they have the assistance and support that they need.
MR MILLER: And for the final question, Johannes Neudecker with DPA.
QUESTION: Thank you. My question was basically just asked, but I’m —
SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good, thank you.
QUESTION: I’m just – I’m just going to ask another one. You said that you also require countries in Europe to, yeah, kind of join the plans to prevent China from supplying military or dual-use goods to Russia. What do you expect from these countries, and how should they act now?
SECRETARY BLINKEN: It’s not what we expect of them. It’s their profound concerns about the actions that Chinese enterprises are taking to support Russia’s defense industrial base, because this goes not only to the immediate threat posed by Russia and its aggression against Ukraine. It goes to a medium- and long-term threat that many Europeans feel viscerally that Russia potentially poses to them.
And so what I heard in my conversations last week at the G7 meetings, before that at NATO, was a shared concern about this. I had detailed conversations with a number of European leaders about their concerns, including President Macron of France, German counterparts, British, many others – Italian. And I think all of us are looking to China to take steps to curb this action, and we’re also, as I said, looking at the actions that we’re fully prepared to take if we don’t see a change. We have – in the case of the United States, we’ve already imposed sanctions on more than a hundred Chinese entities, export controls, et cetera. And we’re fully prepared to act, take additional measures, and I made that very clear in my meetings today.
Thank you.
MR MILLER: Thank you all.
