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Transcript/ScriptUS CHINA WRAP (TV)
HEADLINE: U.S. Officials Work to Keep China Dialogue Open
TEASER: Chinese leader Xi Jinping meets with 100-year-old veteran US diplomat Henry Kissinger in Beijing
PUBLISHED AT: 07/20/2023 at 7:59 pm
BYLINE: Katherine Gypson
PRODUCERS: Katherine Gypson
CONTRIBUTING: Anita Powell
DATELINE: Washington
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SCRIPT EDITORS: Bowman, Reifenrath
VIDEO SOURCE (S): CCTV OFF AIR via AP, Reuters, VOA
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((Intro))
[[U.S. officials continued efforts this week to build a dialogue with China even as US lawmakers heard serious warnings about threats to cybersecurity. VOA’s Congressional Correspondent Katherine Gypson wraps up this week in US-China relations.]]
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Amid strained communication lines between Washington and Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping welcoming former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger to China. Xi noted that Kissinger, who turned 100 in May, has visited China more than 100 times since the 1970s.
[[Radio: Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger]]
((Henry Kissinger, Former US Secretary of State))
“The relations between our two countries would be central to the peace in the world.”
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U.S. climate envoy John Kerry also in Beijing, restoring dialogue on environmental issues after China suspended those talks last August in response to then-Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan.
((John Kerry, US Climate Envoy))
“We all hope nothing will get in the way of our ability to deal with the climate crisis because, as I said previously, it doesn’t wait for these things.”
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And U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen – who visited China last week – now in Vietnam talking about the U.S. approach.
((Janet Yellen, US Treasury Secretary))
“We're actively trying to promote greater resilience in our supply chains. And that doesn't mean doing everything ourselves. And it doesn't mean, in our case, ending our in any way trading relations with China. But we do want to partner with more countries.”
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China’s Ambassador to the U.S. telling the Aspen Security Forum Wednesday his country is not seeking conflict with the United States.
[[Radio: Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Xie Feng says China is opposed to any kind of trade war or technological war under the pretext of competition. China does not shy away from competition, he says, but he thinks the U.S. definition of competition is unfair.]]
((Xie Feng, Chinese Ambassador to the US (male, ))
“China is opposed to any kind of trade war, technological war under the pretext of competition. China does not shy away from competition, but the definition of competition by the U.S. side I think is not fair.”
((Narrator))
But the White House telling VOA Thursday military-to-military communication remains closed.
[[Radio: National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby]]
((John Kirby, National Security Council Spokesperson))
“You want to be able to pick up the phone and talk to your opposite and try to take the tensions down, and to avoid miscalculation. When you have that kind of military hardware sailing so close together, flying so close together, the potential for miscalculation and risk only shoot up if you can't talk to one another.”
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U.S. lawmakers heard warnings earlier this week from top energy officials that China posed a serious threat to the energy grid and cybersecurity – drawing a rebuke from the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
[[Radio: Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning says the U.S. should not make unfounded accusations or smear other countries for political purposes but should stop cyberattacks and strengthen international cooperation to earnestly safeguard cybersecurity.]]
((Mao Ning, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson (female, Mandarin?))
“The U.S. should not make unfounded accusations or smear other countries for political purposes but should stop cyberattacks on others and strengthen international cooperation to earnestly safeguard cybersecurity.”
((Narrator))
The U.S. Senate began debate this week on the massive annual defense bill that contains several China-related provisions.
[[Radio: Ely Ratner is Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs.]]
((Ely Ratner, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs))
“These investments strengthen our warfighting advantages, exploit adversary vulnerabilities and address critical operational challenges in the Indo Pacific. They provide capabilities that will serve to strengthen or combat credible deterrence by ensuring we can prevail in conflict.”
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China expected to be a top issue next week when Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin travel to the Indo-Pacific region.
((Katherine Gypson, VOA News, Washington)
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Location (dateline)
Washington D. C.
Embargo DateJuly 20, 2023 18:50 EDT
Byline
Katherine Gypson, VOA News
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