Politics Before Sullivan visit: China accuses USA of repression

Shortly before US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's upcoming visit to China, the government in Beijing has accused the United States of repression. Following a meeting between US President Joe Biden and Chinese President and Party Leader Xi Jinping in San Francisco last November, exchanges at various levels have increased. "At the same time, however, the US has continued to contain and suppress China," according to a statement released by the Chinese Foreign Ministry ahead of Sullivan's upcoming arrival in Beijing on Tuesday. His visit is an "important step" towards implementing the agreements reached in San Francisco.

Ukraine war and Middle East conflict as topics

According to Chinese sources, Sullivan is the first time in eight years that a US National Security Advisor has traveled to China. During his first visit to China in his office, which lasts until Thursday, he is due to meet China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Both sides are likely to discuss the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, the Middle East conflict, tensions in the South China Sea and the Taiwan issue - in other words, how to deal with the independent island republic, which China sees as a renegade province and is supported by the USA, much to Beijing's annoyance. Punitive tariffs in trade relations between the two largest economies are also likely to be discussed.

Wang and Sullivan have already met in Vienna, Malta and Bangkok in recent months.