Joe Biden has Stated he expects to satisfy Xi Jinping subsequent week for “constructive” talks. (File)
Singapore:
Beijing is able to maintain talks with america at “all ranges”, China’s vice chairman stated Wednesday forward of an anticipated summit in San Francisco between leaders Xi Jinping and Joe Biden subsequent week.
Talking on the Bloomberg New Financial system Discussion board in Singapore, Chinese language Vice President Han Zheng stated latest high-level conferences between Beijing and Washington had been sending “optimistic alerts” that relations had been enhancing.
“We’re able to strengthen communication and dialogue with america in any respect ranges, advance mutually helpful cooperation, correctly handle variations and collectively handle world challenges,” Han stated.
Relations between Washington and Beijing sunk to a few of their deepest lows lately over a number of points together with export controls, human rights and nationwide safety.
However each side seem prepared to patch issues up, with Washington sending various high officers to Beijing this yr in a bid to reestablish high-level dialogue.
US President Biden has stated he expects to satisfy Chinese language chief Xi on the sidelines of a summit in San Francisco subsequent week for “constructive” talks.
Requested to verify whether or not the summit would go forward, China’s overseas ministry Wednesday reiterated that the 2 sides had agreed to satisfy.
“On the similar time, the highway to San Francisco is just not clean, and we can’t be on autopilot,” ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin instructed an everyday briefing.
“Either side should… actually implement the consensus reached by the 2 heads of state, eradicate interference and overcome obstacles, improve consensus and accumulate outcomes,” he stated, alluding to a gathering between Xi and Biden in Indonesia final yr.
And whereas Beijing is but to verify the assembly, Han on Wednesday reiterated Xi’s opinion that the query of US-China ties “bears on the way forward for humanity”.
“The world is large enough for the 2 international locations to develop themselves and prosper collectively,” he stated.
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