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美国和中国本周突然产生的外交活动，表明了稳定关系的愿望。美国国家安全顾问杰克-沙利文和中国的最高外交官员王毅在两天内在维也纳召开了八个多小时的会谈。美国大使尼古拉斯-伯恩斯在北京会见了中国外交部长秦刚和商务部长王文涛。
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会谈试图打破2月份美国击落一个疑似中国侦察气球和共和党众议院议长凯文-麦卡锡与台湾领导人蔡英文会面后几个月的痛苦局面。热气球事件凸显了对美国努力遏制中国全球力量的担忧。这些会晤对打破僵局很重要，但双方在核心问题上仍有很大分歧。
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美国和中国已经同意保持沙利文先生和王先生之间的沟通渠道畅通，这表明双方都希望多谈。北京正在暂缓重新安排美国国务卿安东尼-布林肯的访问。商务部长吉娜-雷蒙多和财政部长珍妮特-耶伦也讨论了可能的访华行程。
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乔-拜登和中国领导人习近平正在安排一次谈话，讨论美国和中国在台湾问题上的紧张关系。美国为这个北京声称的自我统治的岛屿提供军事和政治支持。北京代表陈先生警告美国不要低估他们在这个问题上的立场。
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拜登政府表示，美国在台湾问题上的立场没有改变，美中两国重新开始的外交活动是在乌克兰战争的背景下进行的。中国正试图将自己作为冲突中的和平缔造者，但他们与莫斯科的密切关系在西方引起了怀疑。中国的外交部长秦先生警告说，欧洲会被拖入与中国的冷战式对抗。
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本周的当面会谈表明，在Covid-19大流行之后，两国之间的外交事务开始正常化。然而，中国加强了一项国家安全运动，关闭了外国对敏感信息的访问，目标是包括一家美国咨询公司在内的外国企业，使在中国的外国企业界感到寒意。
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U.S. and China have displayed a sudden burst of diplomacy this week, signaling a desire to stabilize relations. U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and China’s top foreign-affairs official, Wang Yi, convened more than eight hours of talks in Vienna over two days. U.S. Ambassador Nicholas Burns met with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang and Commerce Minister Wang Wentao in Beijing.
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The talks sought to break the ice of a bitter few months after the U.S. shot down a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon in February and Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy met with Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen. The balloon incident highlighted concerns of U.S. efforts to contain China’s global power. The meetings are important for breaking the impasse, but both sides remain far apart on core issues.
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The U.S. and China have agreed to keep open the line of communication between Mr. Sullivan and Mr. Wang, signaling a desire by both sides to talk more. Beijing is holding off on rescheduling a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen have also discussed potential trips to China.
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Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are arranging a conversation to discuss the tension between the U.S. and China over Taiwan. The U.S. provides military and political support for the self-ruled island, which Beijing claims. Mr. Chen, a Beijing representative, warned the U.S. not to underestimate their position on the issue.
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The Biden administration has said the U.S. position on Taiwan is unchanged, and the renewed U.S.-China diplomacy is taking place against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine. China is attempting to present itself as a peacemaker in the conflict, but their close relations with Moscow have caused skepticism in the West. China’s foreign minister, Mr. Qin, warned Europe of getting dragged into a Cold War-style confrontation with China.
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The in-person meetings this week show that the business of diplomacy between the two countries is starting to normalize after the Covid-19 pandemic. However, China has intensified a national-security campaign to shut down foreign access to sensitive information, targeting foreign businesses including a U.S. consulting firm, causing a chill in the foreign business community in China.