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WORLD NEWS Tuesday 29 augusT 2023
U.S., China agree to discuss export controls as commerce

secretary visits

By JOE McDONALD “The United States is com-
AP Business Writer mitted to being transpar-
BEIJING (AP) — Commerce ent about our export con-
Secretary Gina Raimondo trol enforcement strategy,”
said she and her Chinese Raimondo told reporters
counterpart agreed Mon- at Ambassador Nicholas
day to exchange informa- Burns’s official residence.
tion on U.S. export controls “We are not compromising
that frustrate Beijing and or negotiating in matters of
set up a group to discuss national security,” she said.
other commercial issues, “But this is meant to be a di-
but neither side appeared alogue where we increase
ready to make conces- transparency.”
sions on disputes that have Earlier, Wang told Raimon-
plunged relations to their do that Beijing is ready to
lowest level in decades. work together to “foster a
Raimondo joined Ameri- more favorable policy envi-
can officials including Trea- ronment for stronger coop-
sury Secretary Janet Yellen eration” and “bolster bilat-
in July who have visited eral trade and investment.”
China in hopes of reviv- Wang gave no details of
ing chilly relations. They possible initiatives.
expressed optimism about Beijing broke off dialogues
improving communication U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, right, speaks next to U.S. Ambassador to China Nick with Washington on mili-
but no progress on conflicts Burns, left, during a meeting with China’s Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao, foreground, at the tary, climate and other is-
over technology, security, Ministry of Commerce in Beijing, Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. Associated Press sues in August 2022 in retali-
human rights and a linger- ation for a visit to Taiwan by
ing tariff war. Wentao agreed during lutions on trade and invest- velop artificial intelligence then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi
For its part, Chinese leader a four-hour meeting to ment issues.” and other industries. The of the House of Represen-
Xi Jinping’s government launch an “information ex- A key Chinese complaint curbs crippled the smart- tatives.
wants to revive foreign in- change” on export con- is limits on access to pro- phone business of Huawei The Communist Party
vestor interest in China as trols. cessor chips and other U.S. Technologies Ltd., China’s claims the self-ruled island
it tries to reverse a deepen- She said they also will set technology on security first global tech brand. democracy as part of its
ing economic slump. up a “working group” of grounds that threaten to Raimondo said the infor- territory and objects to for-
Raimondo said she and officials and private sector hamper the ruling Commu- mation exchange will hold eign governments having
Commerce Minister Wang representatives to “seek so- nist Party’s ambition to de- its first meeting Tuesday. contact with it.q

EU official proposes 2030 as enlargement deadline for states

waiting in line

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC homework and I have a Balkan ally Serbia has re- EU will decide on opening Bled forum on Monday, Slo-
Associated Press suggestion as we prepare fused to join EU sanctions their full-on accession ne- venian Prime Minister Rob-
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — next EU strategic agenda,” against Moscow, although gotiations at an EU summit ert Golob said that the EU
Faced with the Russian ag- Michel said. “We must set Belgrade says it respects in December. In his speech enlargement was a press-
gression against Ukraine ourselves a clear goal: I Ukrainian territorial integrity. during the opening of the ing issue.q
and fears of Moscow’s in- believe we must be ready The Balkan states are at
creasing influence in parts on both sides by 2030 to different stages of their EU
of the Balkans, the Euro- enlarge,” he said, to a big accession talks. Many have
pean Union should make a round of applause. He said been stalling on imple-
“bold move” and accept that the war in Ukraine “has menting the main EU pre-
new members by 2030, the shown that peace and de- conditions for membership,
European Council presi- mocracy cannot be taken such as the rule of law, free
dent said Monday. for granted.” elections and media.
Speaking at an internation- “This war is not just devas- The EU’s regular enlarge-
al strategic forum at the tating Ukraine: this war has ment update is due in Oc-
Slovenian lakeside resort a profound impact on the tober, when EU officials
of Bled attended by West- future of our continent. It are expected to report on
ern Balkan leaders, Charles has a profound impact on progress in negotiations
Michel said that it was time global security,” he said. with the six Western Balkan
for those states that have EU officials fear that Rus- states that have been wait-
been waiting in an EU sia could try to destabilize ing in line for more than two
membership line for more the Balkans, which went decades Serbia, Montene- In this photo provided by the Slovenian Government, European
than 20 years to be given through a bloody war in gro, North Macedonia, Al- Council President Charles Michel speaks during the Bled
“a clear goal.” the 1990s, and thus shift bania, Bosnia and Kosovo. Strategic Forum 2023 at the Bled Festival Hall in Bled, Slovenia,
“We must talk about tim- world attention from its ag- For Ukraine and Moldova, Monday, Aug. 28, 2023.
ing, we must talk about our gression in Ukraine. Russia’s which also want to join, the Associated Press