On Monday, China’s top diplomat called for the resumption of talks with president-elect Joe Biden, as relations between the world’s two the two countries gets worse.
On Monday, while speaking on a video call with the board of the US-China Business Council (USCBC), China’s foreign minister Wang Yi said the two sides should work together.
He said: “We need to strive to restart the dialogue, get back on the right track, and rebuild mutual trust in the next phase of China-US relations,” according to a readout of his remarks on the foreign ministry website.
He sad the two sides should work to expand consensus and co-operation.
Wang said: “For problems that cannot be immediately resolved, we need to maintain a constructive attitude to manage the situation to avoid intensifying and escalating the overall situation of China-US relations.”
China’s relations with US allies, most notably Australia, has also got worse in recent weeks.
