China and US should be partners, not rivals, Xi tells Blinken

China and US must be companions, not rivals, Xi tells Blinken – BBC Information

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Chinese language President Xi Jinping are assembly in Beijing as a part of efforts to shore up relations between the 2 nations
Xi advised Blinken that China and the US must be “companions, not rivals” and keep away from participating in “vicious competitors”
Earlier, Chinese language International Minister Wang Yi cautioned Blinken in opposition to stepping on China’s “pink traces”
The China-US relationship is starting to stabilise, however it’s nonetheless being examined by “destructive elements”, he added
Blinken, on his second go to to China in lower than a yr, stated Beijing and Washington have a shared accountability to maneuver ties ahead with “lively diplomacy”
His journey comes just a few days after the US handed a regulation that may drive Chinese language-owned TikTok to promote the video app or be banned in America
Final week, Washington authorised its newest assist package deal which included navy help to Taiwan, drawing sharp criticism from Beijing