China is ready to hold talks with the United States at “all levels,” Beijing’s vice president said on Wednesday ahead of an expected summit between leaders Xi Jinping and Joe Biden in San Francisco next week.
Speaking at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore, Chinese Vice President Han Zheng said recent high-level meetings between Beijing and Washington sent “positive signals” of improving relations.
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China is ready to hold talks with the United States at “all levels,” Beijing’s vice president said on Wednesday ahead of an expected summit between leaders Xi Jinping and Joe Biden in San Francisco next week.
Speaking at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore, Chinese Vice President Han Zheng said recent high-level meetings between Beijing and Washington sent “positive signals” of improving relations.
“We stand ready to strengthen communication and dialogue with the United States at all levels, advance mutually beneficial cooperation, appropriately manage differences and address global challenges together,” Han said.
Relations between Washington and Beijing have sunk to one of their lowest points in recent years on a wide range of issues, including export controls, human rights and national security.
But both sides appear ready to patch things up, and Washington has sent a number of senior officials to Beijing this year to strengthen communications.
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US President Biden said he expects to meet Chinese leader Xi next week on the sidelines of a summit in San Francisco for “constructive” talks.
While Beijing has not yet confirmed the meeting, Han on Wednesday reiterated Xi’s view that the issue of U.S.-China relations “concerns the future of humanity.”
“The world is big enough for the two countries to develop and prosper together,” he said.
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