The national security adviser of the United States, Jake Sullivan, has met China\u2019s top diplomat Wang Yi as Beijing finds itself embroiled in security rows with key US allies. Japan scrambled fighter jets after a Chinese military aircraft\u2019s incursion into its airspace on Monday with a military spy plane. Speaking at a news conference on Tuesday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said the airspace breach \u2013 the first by a military aircraft \u2013 was \u201cnot only a serious violation of Japan\u2019s sovereignty but it also threatens our security\u201d. Meanwhile, the Philippine defence chief on Tuesday accused China of being the \u201cbiggest disruptor\u201d of peace in Southeast Asia following a week of confrontations between the two countries\u2019 ships near a flashpoint disputed shoal in the South China Sea. Sullivan\u2019s plane landed at Beijing\u2019s Capital airport just before 2pm (06:00 GMT). He was welcomed on the tarmac by US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns and Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs official Yang Tao. Sullivan met Wang at a resort on the northern outskirts of the Chinese capital, where they shook hands in front of Chinese and US flags. In his remarks in front of journalists, Wang described China-US ties as \u201ccritical\u201d and which have taken \u201ctwists and turns\u201d. \u201cI hope, as always, the communication will be not only strategic but also substantive and, at the same time, very constructive,\u201d he said. Before proceeding into a closed-door meeting, Sullivan said they would discuss areas of agreement and disagreement that \u201cneed to be managed effectively and substantively\u201d. In advance of his trip \u2013 the first by a US NSA to China since 2016 \u2013 an American official said Sullivan would discuss the South China Sea with officials in Beijing, including Wang. \u201cWe are committed to making the investments, strengthening our alliances, and taking the common steps on tech and national security that we need to take,\u201d the official said, referring to sweeping restrictions on US technology transfers to China imposed under President Joe Biden. \u201cWe are committed to managing this competition responsibly \u2026 and preventing it from veering into conflict,\u201d she added, speaking on condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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