On July 9, 2022 local time, State Councilor and foreign minister Wangyi held a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken after attending the G20 foreign ministers' meeting in Bali. The two sides conducted comprehensive, in-depth, frank and long-term communication on China US relations and international and regional issues of common concern. Both sides believe that this dialogue is substantive and constructive, which helps to enhance mutual understanding, reduce misunderstandings and miscalculations, and accumulate conditions for future high-level exchanges between the two countries. Wangyi said that at present, China US relations have not yet come out of the dilemma created by the last US government, and even are encountering more and more challenges. The historical narrative of China US relations has been artificially distorted, the current situation has been kidnapped by the so-called "political correctness", and the development direction is in danger of being further led astray. The fundamental reason is that there is a problem in the US' perception of China, and the China policy thus formulated naturally deviates from the right track. Some contradictions and inconsistencies between words and deeds in the U.S. policy towards China deeply reflect that there are serious deviations in the U.S. outlook on the world, China, history, interests and competition. Many people believe that the United States is suffering from an increasingly serious "China phobia". If this "threat inflation" is allowed to develop, the US policy towards China will be a dead end. Wangyi said that the fundamental principle for China US relations to get rid of difficulties is to earnestly implement the consensus reached by the two heads of state. The United States should truly implement President Biden's important commitment of "four no's and one no's". Wangyi stressed that since the United States promised not to seek to change the Chinese system, it should respect the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics chosen by the Chinese people and stop smearing and attacking China's political system and domestic and foreign policies. Since the United States promised not to seek to fight a "new cold war", it should abandon the Cold War mentality, not engage in zero sum games, and stop pulling gangs and forming "small circles". Since the United States has promised that it has no intention of conflict with China, it should respect China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, stop interfering in China's internal affairs, and do not harm China's legitimate interests under the banner of human rights and democracy. The United States should also cancel the tariffs imposed on China as soon as possible and stop unilateral sanctions against Chinese enterprises. Wangyi stressed that the United States said it would install a "guardrail" on Sino US relations. The three Sino US joint communiques are the most reliable "protection" of the two countries. Only by earnestly fulfilling the commitments made in the three joint communiques, adhering to the right direction, removing roadblocks in time and opening up the way forward, bilateral relations will not be derailed and out of control. Otherwise, no amount of "guardrails" will work. Both sides should follow the spirit of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, avoidance of confrontation and win-win cooperation, and discuss and establish the guidelines for action of both sides. We should establish channels to implement the consensus of the two heads of state and better coordinate exchanges in various fields and departments. We should properly control contradictions and differences and strive to solve outstanding problems. According to this, China has proposed four lists to the United States: a list of policies and words and deeds that require the United States to correct mistakes in China, a list of key cases of concern to China, a list of China related bills of major concern to China, and a list of eight areas of cooperation between China and the United States. It is hoped that the United States will take them seriously. Wangyi comprehensively expounded his solemn position on the Taiwan issue, and asked the United States to be cautious in its words and deeds, not to send any wrong signals to the "Taiwan independence" forces, not to underestimate the Chinese people's firm determination to defend territorial sovereignty, and not to make subversive mistakes that will ruin peace in the Taiwan Strait. Wang Yi also refuted some wrong views of the US side on issues related to Xinjiang, Hong Kong and the sea. The United States is committed to controlling risk factors in bilateral relations and is open to cooperation with China. The two sides reached a consensus on reciprocity and mutual benefit to promote the consultation of the China US joint working group to achieve more results, and agreed to create better conditions for the diplomatic and consular personnel of both sides to perform their duties and restart the exchange and consultation on people to people and cultural issues. The two sides also agreed to strengthen cooperation in climate change and public health. China also put forward the idea of benign interaction between China and the United States in the Asia Pacific region. The two sides also exchanged in-depth views on the Ukraine issue and the situation on the Korean Peninsula. (Xinhua News Agency)