China, US Top Diplomats Discuss ‘High-Level Interactions’ in Call, Beijing Says
The two top diplomats discussed high-level exchanges, cooperation and differences as China and the United States prepared for a possible Xi-Trump summit.
- On Thursday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang held a phone call with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, discussing high-level exchanges one week before Chinese President Jinping's planned visit to the United States.
- The call is expected to have finalized details for the September 24 summit between Jinping and President Donald Trump, with Wang noting head-of-state diplomacy anchors China-US ties.
- Wang told Rubio the two nations "should prepare well for the next stage of high-level interactions in the spirit of equality, respect and reciprocity," according to the Chinese foreign ministry.
- The diplomats also discussed the situation in the Middle East, a day after Wang hosted Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in Beijing to address the interim peace deal.
- Wang encouraged the United States and Iran to remain rational, exercise restraint, and "engage in substantive consultations," while calling for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
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Wang Yi and Marco Rubio discussed the upcoming high-level contacts between China and the US, as well as the situation in the Middle East.
The Chinese diplomatic leader highlights the stable and constructive progress in relations with the US, prior to Xi Jinping's visit to Washington.Both countries seek to manage differences and strengthen communication, amid preparations for a possible summit between Xi and Trump.
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During a telephone call today with United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed the latest regional and international developments, in particular the situation in the Middle East.
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