Blinken on Ukraine, China relations, after meeting Wang

(9 Jul 2022) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ++CLIENTS PLEASE IGNORE EARLIER EDIT AND USE THIS VERSION WHICH INCLUDES AN EXTRA SOUNDBITE AT THE END++ AGENCY POOL Bali - 9 July 2022 1. US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, arriving at the podium 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Antony Blinken, US Secretary of State: "So we're standing with the people of Japan, with the prime minister's family in the aftermath of a truly, truly appalling act of violence. And I conveyed this directly as well to Foreign Minister Hayashi when he was here yesterday." ++BLACK FRAMES++ 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Antony Blinken, US Secretary of State: "Again and again, we heard calls from across the world represented in that room for Russia to open the Black Sea for Ukrainian grain shipments. There was a strong consensus and Russia was left isolated, as it has been many times since this war began. In fact, Foreign Minister Lavrov left the meeting early, maybe because the messages have become so resoundingly clear." ++BLACK FRAMES++ 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Antony Blinken, US Secretary of State: "Today, I can announce the United States will provide nearly 368 million dollars in additional support, including food, safe drinking water, cash assistance, emergency health care shelter, as well as support to coordination among humanitarian organizations that are doing so much in this critical work on the ground. More than 11 million people in Ukraine, 11 million people have fled their homes since the aggression began. That is more than a quarter of Ukraine's entire population." ++BLACK FRAMES++ 5. SOUNDBITE (English) Antony Blinken, US Secretary of State: "The relationship between the United States and China is highly consequential for our countries, but also for the world. We're committed to managing this relationship, this competition responsibly, as the world expects us to do, leading with diplomacy. State Councilor Wang and I discussed how we see the state of our bilateral relationship, and I had the opportunity to directly communicate our approach to the People's Republic of China. As I laid out in a speech a few weeks ago." ++BLACK FRAMES++ 6.  SOUNDBITE (English) Antony Blinken, US Secretary of State: "We discussed where more cooperation between our countries should be possible, including on the climate crisis, food security, global health, counternarcotics. These are each global challenges that require major countries to do their part within the international community. And of course, we addressed areas of disagreement and ways to manage and reduce risks. I conveyed the deep concerns of the United States regarding Beijing's increasingly provocative rhetoric and activity toward Taiwan and the vital importance of maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait. And I related our concerns about the repression of freedom in Hong Kong, forced labor, the treatment of ethnic and religious minorities in Tibet, the genocide in Xinjiang." ++BLACK FRAMES++ 7.  SOUNDBITE (English) Antony Blinken, US Secretary of State: "If you were Foreign Minister Lavrov sitting in that room, you heard not only a chorus of condemnation when it comes to Russia's aggression against Ukraine, but you heard country after country insisting that Russia let the grain out of Ukraine to get onto world markets. The only thing that's holding it back is a Russian blockade of the Black Sea ports in Odesa. And so we'll see if Russia got the message. We'll see by its actions over the coming days and weeks whether it actually cooperates with the effort that the UN is leading." ++BLACK FRAMES++ 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Antony Blinken, US Secretary of State: Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...