BEIJING - Relations between Beijing and Washington are stabilising despite U.S. actions that harm Chinese interests, a Chinese foreign ministry official has said ahead of a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
FILE PHOTO: A man walks past the national flags of China and the U.S. before a meeting between China's Vice Premier He Lifeng and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen at the Guangdong Zhudao Guest House, in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China, April 6, 2024. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
But he said Chinese interests and its"bottom line" must be safeguarded, the state news agency Xinhua reported on Tuesday. During Blinken's visit, China will focus on strengthening understanding and dialogue, managing differences and promoting mutually beneficial cooperation and shared responsibilities, the official added.
Since then, friction has eased, but Blinken is expected to raise a number of concerns related to the South China Sea, the Russia-Ukraine war and the crisis in the Middle East, among others.
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