Speaking after the meeting on Monday, Mr Xi said he hoped that Mr Blinken would make 'more positive contributions' to stabilising ties between the two countries, state media reported
would make"more positive contributions" to"stabilising" ties between Washington and Beijing, state media reported.
Mr Xi, speaking to Mr Blinken while sat at the head of a long conference table in Beijing's Great Hall of the People, also said the two countries had made"progress and reached agreement" on"some specific issues". Mr Blinken, meanwhile, said the two countries agreed the need to stabilise their relationship and that the US would work with China of areas of mutual interest - such as food safety.
He also reiterated Washington's long-standing 'One China' policy - in which the US maintains official relations with Beijing and"robustly informal" ones with Taiwan. However, Mr Blinken said that he raised Washington's"concerns" with Mr Xi about China's"proactive" actions in the Taiwan strait.
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