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There are interesting things that happened at the G20 event in Bali. Because the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Menlu) United States of America Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi had a dialogue about hopes for cooperation.
The conversation between Blinken and Wang Yi was a rare event. Their conversation took place in Bali, Saturday (9/7/2022).
What did the two of them talk about in Bali?
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“In a relationship as complex and consequential as the relationship between the United States and China, there’s a lot to talk about,” Blinken said as he and Wang posed in front of U.S. and Chinese flags at a resort hotel on the island of Bali.
“We look forward to having a productive and constructive conversation,” Blinken said AFP.
Wang said President Xi Jinping believes in cooperation and “mutual respect” between the world’s two largest economic powers.
“China and the United States are two big countries, so the two countries need to maintain normal contact,” Wang said.
“At the same time, we need to work together to ensure that this relationship will continue to move forward on the right track,” Wang continued.
US-China Relations
If we look back, on June 22, 2022, the US imposed a ban on imports of goods produced from the Xinjiang region, China. The reason, because of the genocide there.
The US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has begun enforcing the Forced Labor Prevention Act in Uighurs, which President Joe Biden signed into last December.
CBP said it was ready to implement a law that considers all goods from Xinjiang to be produced by forced labor, unless the importer can show evidence to the contrary.
The Chinese government has reportedly set up detention camps for Uighurs and other Muslim groups.
The CPB added that importers of goods from Xinjiang would be required to show strong evidence to qualify for an exemption.
“We have rallied our allies and partners to make global supply chains free from forced labour, to speak out against the atrocities in Xinjiang, and to join us in urging the PRC Government to end atrocities and human rights abuses immediately,” Blinken said in a statement. ABC Australia.
“Together with government agencies, we will continue to engage companies to remind them of this US legal obligation,” he said.
Last year, the Australian Senate Committee also called for the Customs Act to be amended “to prohibit the importation of any goods wholly or partly manufactured by means of forced labour”.
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