China and US try to mend ties despite ‘negative factors’ in relationship

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26 April 2024 at 1:39 am

The United States is suppressing China's development and deepening the "negative factors in the relationship" between the two countries, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday during talks with his US counterpart Antony Blinken who is on a visit to Beijing aimed at managing trade and policy differences between the superpowers. “What is pressing for China is managing their economic situation,” says FRANCE 24 Beijing correspondent Yena Lee.

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