China seeks ‘healthy and stable’ ties from Jake Sullivan visit, Wang Yi says
- China’s top diplomat heads into intense talks saying ‘lessons need to be learned’ from the twists and turns of the US-China relationship
Before heading into talks with Sullivan at a hotel at the Yanqi Lake scenic area in the northern suburbs of Beijing on Tuesday, Wang touched on tensions in the ties between the two countries.
“China-US relations are of vital importance to the world. In the past few years, the relationship between the two countries has been full of twists and turns,” Wang said.
“The experience is worth summarising and the lessons need to be learned. The key is to keep the overall direction of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation.”
Wang said he sought “in-depth communication” with Sullivan over the next two days.
“I hope that our communication this time will be strategic and substantive as always, and to be constructive at the same time, to … truly achieve stable, healthy and sustainable development.”