BEIJING: China's likely next president Xi Jinping has cancelled a meeting with
the visiting US Secretary of State, a US official said on Wednesday, amid
friction between the two global powers.
Hillary Clinton had been due to
meet Vice President Xi later on Wednesday during a brief visit to Beijing that
looks set to be dominated by a series of territorial disputes between China and
its neighbours, notably in the South China Sea.
"We were informed after
11:00 pm last night by the Chinese side that for unexpected scheduling reasons,
the meeting between Vice President Xi and Secretary Clinton is not going to
happen today," said the official, who requested anonymity.
"We understand from the
Chinese side that Vice President Xi's meetings with the prime minister of
Singapore and a Russian official have also been cancelled today."
Clinton has voiced hope that
China, which claims virtually all of the South China Sea, will agree to work
out a code of conduct on regional territorial disputes, and has encouraged
Southeast Asian nations to stand united.
But Beijing has repeatedly
expressed concern over what it sees as interference by Washington in the
region.
Foreign ministry spokesman Hong
Lei said ahead of Clinton's arrival on Tuesday that China hoped the United
States would "do more to promote regional peace and stability, instead of
the opposite".
AFP/xq
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