Xi highlights mutual respect, sincerity in meeting with Blinken

President Xi Jinping said state-to-state interactions "should always be based on mutual respect and sincerity" when meeting with visiting United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Monday.

Xi mentioned Blinken's talks with senior Chinese diplomats on Sunday and Monday morning.

Blinken spoke with Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee on Monday; and State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang on Sunday.

Xi noted Wang and Qin described their talks with Blinken as candid and in-depth.

Speaking to Blinken, Xi said the Chinese side has made its position clear, and "the two sides have agreed to follow through on the common understandings President Biden and I reached in Bali".

The two sides also made progress and reached agreement on specific issues, Xi noted.

"I hope Secretary Blinken, through this visit, can make positive contributions to stabilizing China-US relations," he said.