Wang holds phone talks with Rubio

Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday that China's policy toward the United States remains stable and consistent, and that Beijing is willing to strengthen communication and cooperation with Washington while properly handling differences and sensitive issues.

Wang made the remarks during a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. According to a statement released by the Foreign Ministry, the two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on China-US relations and the interactions between the two heads of state. The call was positive and constructive, said the statement.

Wang said President Xi Jinping's visit to the US in September was smooth and successful. The two heads of state agreed to further enrich the new positioning of bilateral relations, providing clearer strategic guidance for exploring the right way for China and the US to get along, he said.

The momentum toward stability in China-US relations has been hard-won and reflects a rational choice made by the two major countries based on their respective and shared interests, Wang said.

He called on the two sides to support each other in successfully hosting the 2026 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders' Meeting and the G20 Leaders' Summit, and to deliver tangible results in building a constructive China-US relationship of strategic stability.

Meanwhile, senior Chinese and US officials called for continued dialogue and cooperation between the world's two largest economies on Tuesday, as they addressed a gathering in New York.

Speaking at the National Committee on US-China Relations' 60th anniversary gala dinner in Manhattan, Xie Feng, China's ambassador to the US, said the US and China need to "find a right way to get along".

"Across the Pacific, a consensus is growing ever stronger: China and the United States stand to gain from cooperation and lose from confrontation, and it is vital for our two major countries to find a right way to get along," Xie said.

He called for implementing the consensus reached by the two presidents during their meeting in September, when they agreed to build a constructive China-US relationship of strategic stability on the basis of respect, fairness and reciprocity. "We need to faithfully implement our presidents' important consensus and translate the vision into concrete action at a faster pace."

He added that both sides need to "give full play to the political and diplomatic channel, and also the economic and trade consultation mechanism".

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who will accompany US President Donald Trump to Shenzhen next week for the APEC meeting, addressed the gathering.

"Working together, we can strengthen both our economies without perpetuating the imbalances between them," he said, adding that the US administration's renewed emphasis on economic strength "does not reflect hostility toward our trading partnerships".

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