U.S., China discuss relations, war in Ukraine
The HinduU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed the rivalry between the two superpowers and Russia's war in Ukraine in a call Sunday, the State Department and Beijing's Foreign Ministry said. Mr. Blinken "raised Russia's war against Ukraine and the threats it poses to global security and economic stability," State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a statement. Beijing said Mr. Wang had raised on the call recent sanctions by the U.S. on China aimed at limiting its access to high-end semiconductors with military uses, and had called for "diplomatic efforts" in Ukraine. "The U.S. side should stop its efforts to contain and suppress China, and not create new obstacles to the relationship between the two countries," a readout from the Chinese Foreign Ministry said.