CHINA-US: CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER CALLS FOR IMPROVING CHINA-US TIES AT THINK-TANK FORUM
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On July 9, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi addressed a forum on China-US relations. In the audience were participants from think tanks of both countries. China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) quoted Wang Yi as saying that “Relations between China and the United States are facing the most serious challenges since the establishment of diplomatic relations [in 1979].” Stating that China just wants the relationship back on track and is willing to sit down and talk to make that happen, he proposed creating three lists to frame a relationship-mending discussion: (i) The first outlines bilateral and global issues the two countries could work on together; (ii) The second lists issues on which they have disputes, but which can be resolved through dialogue; and (iii) The third one is for issues that are unlikely to be resolved. He emphasised, though that "The US must not seek to change China’s political system".
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