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Yang Jiechi, urged Washington to work with Beijing to focus on cooperation and manage differences while reiterating the country s strong resolve to safeguard its sovereignty, security and development interests.
In an interview to CBS television on Saturday, Biden acknowledged that he is yet to speak with President Xi since his swearing in on January 20, but said he had met him many times when they were Vice Presidents of their respective countries in the past. I know him pretty well, Biden said, adding that when they do sp
By CAO DESHENG | China Daily | Updated: 2021-02-08 07:12 Share CLOSE File photo shows the national flags of China (R) and the United States on the Constitution Avenue in Washington, capital of the United States. [Photo/Xinhua
In his first phone conversation with United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, China s senior diplomat, Yang Jiechi, urged Washington to work with Beijing to focus on cooperation and manage differences while reiterating the country s strong resolve to safeguard its sovereignty, security and development interests.
The phone conversation on Saturday is the first official high-level contact between China and the US since the new US administration of President Joe Biden took office on Jan 20. It demonstrates the inclination of the world s two largest economies to resume normal diplomatic engagement, observers said. The goal is to advance their relations which have deteriorated in recent years,
The phone call between China's top diplomat Yang Jiechi and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday, at the latter's invitation, has highlighted the scale of the challenge that lies ahead for the two sides to get their bilateral relationship back on track.