China's Wang Yi tells Blinken 'no room to compromise' on Taiwan: state media

Top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday that Beijing had "no room to compromise" on Taiwan, state media reported.

"On this issue, China has no room to compromise or concede," state broadcaster CCTV said, adding: "The United States must truly adhere to the One China principle confirmed in the three joint US-China communiques, respect China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and clearly oppose 'Taiwan independence'."

China and the United States must choose between "cooperation or conflict", Wang added.

"It is necessary to make a choice between dialogue and confrontation, cooperation or conflict," he told Blinken during a meeting in Beijing.

Blinken spoke to Wang -- whose position in the Communist Party ranks above the foreign minister -- for three hours, according to the State Department.

Tensions have soared between the world's two largest economies in recent years on issues ranging from trade to technology to Taiwan.

(AFP)