US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is in Beijing, addressed a press conference on Monday (June 19) following his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, APA reports citing WIO news.
During the conference, Blinken said that the US and China both want to stabilise ties. "In every meeting, I stressed that direct engagement and sustained communication at senior levels is the best way to responsibly manage differences and ensure that competition does not veer into conflict," Blinken told reporters.
"I heard the same from my Chinese counterparts. We both agree on the need to stabilise our relationship," he added.
Blinken said that the US was not trying to economically contain China. The US secretary of state added that he raised concerns with China on Xinjiang, Tibet, Hong Kong and the Taiwan Strait.
Blinken also said China promised not to send lethal arms to Russia.
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