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

Hong Kong Free Press

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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