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Xi 'Hopes To See Sound & Steady China-US Relationship'

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(MNI) London-More comprehensive comments from Chinese President Xi Jinping being reported by state media following his 35-minute set of talks with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. Xi: "The world needs a generally stable China-US relationship...China respects US interests and does not seek to challenge or displace the United States...[Xi] hopes to see a sound and steady China-US relationship."

  • State media: 'Xi believes that the two major countries can overcome various difficulties and find the right way to get along.' Xi is 'Calling on the US to adopt a rational and pragmatic attitude and work with China in the same direction.'
  • Xi: 'The two countries should act with a sense of responsibility for history, for the people and for the world...Neither side should try to shape the other side by its own will.'
  • The language from Xi's meeting is notably more positive than that which followed Blinken's meeting with senior diplomat Wang Yi. In that meeting, Wang stated that the US-China relationship was at a crucial juncture where a choice needed to be made between 'dialogue or confrontation' and 'cooperation or conflict', adding that the US needed to 'deeply reflect' on its stance towards China.

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