Officials from the US and China begin their first meeting since US President Joe Biden became president.
However, it did not go so well. BEST PROFIT
They started out on a sour note with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken kicking things off in Alaska by vowing to raise concerns about recent cyber attacks, the treatment of Muslim minorities in Xinjiang and Beijing's increasing control over Hong Kong. PT BESTPROFIT
Blinken said China's actions threatened the international order and human rights.
Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi replied by saying that Western nations don't represent global public opinion and called the US the "champion" of cyber-attacks. PT BEST PROFIT
"We do not seek conflict, but we welcome stiff competition, and we will always stand up for our principles, for our people, and for our friends," the U.S. national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, said at the start of talks. BESTPROFIT
Secretary of State Antony Blinken told China's top diplomat, Yang Jiechi, and State Councilor Wang Yi in Anchorage that the US side would discuss its "deep concerns" about Chinese actions in Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Taiwan, as well as cyberattacks on the United States and economic coercion of allies. PT BESTPROFIT FUTURES
"Each of these actions threatens the rules-based order that maintains global stability," he said.
Meanwhile, Beijing is hoping for a meeting between Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping and for relaxation on sanctions. BESTPROFIT FUTURES
Market implications
There has been little direct consequence in the market that was otherwise sidetracked by the coronavirus risks and rising rates in the US with Treasury yields climbing through 1.7%.
The biggest decline in the major indexes came in the Nasdaq tumbling 3% which was its steepest one-day fall since Feb.25. PT BEST PROFIT FUTURES
Source: FXstreet
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Pejabat dari AS dan Tiongkok memulai pertemuan pertama mereka sejak Presiden AS Joe Biden menjadi presiden.
Namun, pertemuan tersebut tidak berjalan dengan baik.
Mereka memulai dengan nada masam dengan Menteri Luar Negeri AS Antony Blinken memulai sesuatu di Alaska dengan bersumpah untuk menyampaikan kekhawatiran terhadap serangan dunia maya baru-baru ini, perlakuan terhadap minoritas Muslim di Xinjiang, dan peningkatan kendali Beijing atas Hong Kong. BEST PROFIT FUTURES
Blinken mengatakan tindakan Tiongkok mengancam tatanan internasional dan hak asasi manusia.
Anggota Dewan Negara Tiongkok Yang Jiechi menjawab dengan mengatakan bahwa negara-negara Barat tidak mewakili opini publik global dan menyebut AS sebagai "juara" serangan dunia maya.
"Kami tidak mencari konflik, tetapi kami menyambut persaingan yang ketat, dan kami akan selalu membela prinsip-prinsip kami, untuk rakyat kami, dan untuk teman-teman kami," kata penasihat keamanan nasional AS, Jake Sullivan, pada awal perundingan.
Menteri Luar Negeri Antony Blinken mengatakan kepada diplomat tinggi Tiongkok, Yang Jiechi, dan Anggota Dewan Negara Wang Yi di Anchorage bahwa pihak AS akan membahas "keprihatinan mendalam" terkait tindakan Tiongkok di Xinjiang, Hong Kong dan Taiwan, serta serangan maya di Amerika Serikat dan pemaksaan ekonomi sekutu. BPF
"Setiap tindakan ini mengancam tatanan berbasis aturan yang menjaga stabilitas global," katanya.
Sementara itu, Beijing mengharapkan pertemuan antara Presiden Joe Biden dan Xi Jinping dan relaksasi sanksi.
Implikasi pasar
Ada sedikit konsekuensi langsung di pasar yang sebaliknya teralihkan oleh risiko virus corona dan kenaikan suku bunga di AS dengan imbal hasil Treasury naik melampaui 1,7%.
Penurunan terbesar dalam indeks utama terjadi saat Nasdaq jatuh 3% yang merupakan penurunan satu hari paling tajam sejak 25 Februari. BESTPRO
Sumber: FXstreet
