China-US relations: Premier Li Keqiang hopes both sides can find ‘common ground’ ahead of Alaska talks even if they ‘can’t work everything out any time soon’
- Li says he hopes the two sides can work to build trust after it was confirmed that senior officials will meet next week in Anchorage
- But US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has downplayed the prospect of restarting the dialogue between the two without concrete action from Beijing
Asked about the state of relations with the US at his annual press conference at the close of the annual parliamentary session on Thursday, Li said there were many areas where the two countries could work with each other, and called for the two countries to “focus on the common ground” and try to overcome their differences.
“We hope to see dialogue between the two countries in multiple areas and at various levels. Even if we can’t work everything out any time soon. Such an exchange of views will help boost trust and expel misgivings. It will also help us better manage and mitigate our differences,” he said.
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Top US and China envoys to meet in Alaska, White House confirms
China has confirmed that its foreign policy chief, Yang Jiechi, and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will meet Blinken and US national security adviser Jake Sullivan in Anchorage next Thursday, saying the meeting was being held at the invitation of the Americans.