Wang Yi: “Willing to strengthen communication and cooperation with the U.S. and appropriately handle differences”

[Financial News] The top diplomats of the United States and China discussed bilateral relations and exchanges between their leaders ahead of next week’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Shenzhen, China.
According to China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the 12th, Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China and foreign minister, spoke by phone with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio the previous day and exchanged these views.
During the call, Wang said, “The stable course of China-U.S. relations has not come easily,” describing it as “a rational choice made by the two major powers after taking into account their respective interests and shared interests.”
He added, “China’s policy toward the United States has maintained stability and continuity,” and said, “We are willing to strengthen communication and cooperation with the United States and appropriately handle differences and sensitive issues.”
He said the two countries should support each other to ensure the successful hosting of this year’s APEC Summit and G20 summit, and achieve tangible results in building a constructive and strategically stable China-U.S. relationship.
With a summit between the two countries expected on the occasion of the APEC Summit in Shenzhen on the 18th and 19th, speculation has emerged that the two countries’ top diplomats may have coordinated the summit agenda and schedule.
Attention is focused on the summit diplomacy expected to take place in Shenzhen, especially as the possibility of a trilateral summit involving U.S. President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin is also being discussed.
The United States and China have sought to ease trade tensions and stabilize relations through two summit meetings this year, but continue to disagree on key issues, including tariffs, restrictions on rare-earth exports and controls on advanced technology.
The Chinese spy allegations surrounding the affair partner of NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang have also emerged as another source of tension in relations between the two countries.
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not provide details about what Secretary Rubio said during the call.

[email protected] Lee Seok-woo, international affairs correspondent Reporter