Mr. Xi received Mr. Blinken, hinting at properly buttoning ‘the first button’

(PLO) – Mr. Xi and Mr. Blinken discussed how to responsibly manage the bilateral relationship between the US and China.

On April 26, on the last day of a three-day trip to China, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to the newspaper. China Daily.

At the meeting with Mr. BlinkenXi urged the US to view China’s development positively, saying that the planet is big enough to accommodate the common development and respective prosperity of the two countries.

“This is a fundamental issue that needs to be resolved, just like the first button on a shirt must be buttoned properly, for the Sino-US relationship to truly stabilize, improve and move forward” – Mr. Xi said.

Mr. Xi emphasized that the common desire of both peoples and the international community is to see China and the US strengthen dialogue, resolve differences and promote cooperation.

“China and America should be partners, not competitors; help each other succeed instead of hurting each other; seek common ground and preserve differences, instead of engaging in vicious competition; Honor your words with actions, instead of saying one thing and doing another” – the Chinese leader said during a meeting with the US Secretary of State.

As for Mr. Blinken, the US Secretary of State said that he had seen progress in cooperation between Washington and Beijing, especially progress towards restoring military-to-military communication, on anti-drugs, and artificial intelligence. create and strive to strengthen people-to-people relationships.

“We are committed to maintaining and strengthening the channels of communication between us to advance that agenda and, again, to responsibly address our differences to avoid any miscommunication every misperception, every miscalculation,” Mr. Blinken said.