• 11/25/2024

BREAKING: Xi tells Blinken he hopes visit makes ‘positive contribution’ to US-China ties – state media

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Chinese President Xi Jinping told top US diplomat Antony Blinken on Monday that he hoped his visit would make a “positive contribution” to improving ties between Beijing and Washington, state media reported.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) shakes hands with China’s President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 19, 2023. Photo: Leah Millis/Pool.

“State-to-state interactions should always be based on mutual respect and sincerity. I hope that Secretary Blinken, through this visit, could make a positive contribution to stabilising China-US relations,” state broadcaster CGTN quoted Xi as having told the US secretary of state.

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