US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Chinese State Councillor Yang Jiechi on Tuesday discussed improving and maintaining a
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Chinese State Councillor Yang Jiechi on Tuesday (Feb 28) discussed improving and maintaining a « mutually beneficial economic relationship » between the United States and China, the State Department said.
Tillerson and Yang, China’s top diplomat, affirmed the importance of « regular high-level engagement » between the two countries during their meeting in Washington, and discussed North Korea’s nuclear programme, the State Department said in a statement.
China’s state news agency, Xinhua, quoted Yang as saying China was willing to work with Washington « to enhance exchanges on all levels from top down » and to broaden communication and coordination on regional and global issues, while respecting « each other’s core interests and major concerns. «
« This will help promote sustained, steady and healthy development of the China-US relations, which will benefit the peoples of not only both nations but also the whole world, » Xinhua quoted Yang as saying.
The meeting was the latest exchange aimed at resetting relations between the world’s two largest economies following a rocky start after the election of Donald Trump as US president.
