Top diplomats of US, China meet in Bangkok

Top diplomats of US, China meet in Bangkok

‘When it advances U.S. interests, we are ready to cooperate with China,’ says Mike Pompeo

By Beyza Binnur Donmez

ANKARA (AA) - U.S. secretary of state met with his Chinese counterpart in Thailand on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Ministerial meeting on Thursday.

"While in Bangkok, I had an in-depth exchange of views with Chinese State Councilor Wang Yi on U.S.-China relations and North Korea, among other important topics of mutual concern," Mike Pompeo said in a Twitter post.

"When it advances U.S. interests, we are ready to cooperate with China," Pompeo added.

"For decades, American diplomacy with ASEAN has been consistently guided by our desire for partnership, our respect for the sovereignty of each of our nations and our shared commitment to the fundamental rules of laws, human rights, and sustainable economic growth," Ruptly news agency quoted Pompeo as saying in the meeting of ASEAN foreign ministers.

The U.S. is one of the eight additional countries -- including Russia and China -- attending the regional forum without having membership.

Referring to regional rivalry between China and Washington, Pompeo said: "Look, we don't ever ask any Indo-Pacific nations to choose between countries."

The U.S.'s engagement in this region "has not been and will not be a zero sum exercise", he added.

The U.S. and China have slapped tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars worth on each other's goods, and Trump threatened to impose duties on $300 billion worth of additional Chinese imports in May after trade negotiations faltered that month without a long-sought deal.

Officials from the two giant competitors held two-day meeting in Shanghai on Tuesday for trade and tariff negotiations which didn't live up to expectations of global markets -- the first face-to-face meeting since May.

Delegations are set to meet in September for a new round of talks.


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