(Dan Tri) – Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed his wish for bilateral relations to develop well in a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) met Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 19 (Photo: Reuters).

According to Xinhua, at a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 19, President Xi Jinping said the world needs a stable China-US relationship and cooperation between the two countries.

`The common interests of the two countries should be valued and each country’s success should be seen as an opportunity, rather than a threat to each other,` Xi said.

According to Mr. Xi, the international community in general is concerned about the current state of China-US relations.

`They do not want to see conflict or confrontation between China and the US or have to choose sides between the two countries. They hope the two countries can coexist peacefully and have friendly and cooperative relations,` Mr. Xi added.

The Chinese leader emphasized that competition between major countries does not represent the trend of the times, much less can it solve America’s own problems or the challenges facing the world.

`China respects US interests and does not seek to challenge or replace the US. At the same time, the US also needs to respect China and not harm China’s legitimate rights and interests,`

Mr. Xi affirmed that China always hopes to see a stable and solid China-US relationship.

According to President Xi, the two sides need to agree to follow the common understanding that he and US President Joe Biden reached at a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 conference in Bali, Indonesia last year, and turn positive statements into

For his part, Secretary of State Blinken said President Biden believes that the United States and China have an obligation to manage the bilateral relationship responsibly, for the benefit of America, China and the world.

Mr. Blinken said the US is committed to returning to the agenda set by the two presidents in Bali, and affirmed that the US complies with the commitments made by President Biden, including that the US does not seek a War.

Mr. Blinken said that the US side looks forward to high-level cooperation with the Chinese side, maintaining open channels of communication, managing differences responsibly and pursuing dialogue, exchange and cooperation

Before meeting President Xi Jinping, Secretary of State Blinken met with his Chinese counterpart Qin Gang and Chairman of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Work Commission of China Wang Yi.

Mr. Blinken is the highest-ranking US official to visit China in the past five years.