President Xi meets US secretary of state

President Xi Jinping met with visiting US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Saturday, Xi said: “Currently the most important event in our bilateral relations is President Trump’s China visit in November. His visit will be a major opportunity for the development of China-US relations”. He add China-US ties have been generally stable, and that he has maintained sound communication with President Trump. Chinese and US teams should implement consensus reached by the two heads of state, grasp the direction of bilateral relationship, respect each other, and focus on cooperation while dealing with differences properly. China and the US are respectively the largest developing country and the largest developed one as well as two leading economies of the world, Xi said, stressing both sides need to and can cooperate on the bilateral, regional and global levels. “The common interests of our two countries far exceed our differences, and cooperation is the only correct choice”, Xi said. Tillerson conveyed Trump’s greetings to Xi, saying the US president looks forward to his visit to China. Tillerson said the United States values its relations with China and hopes to increase mutual trust and practical cooperation in various areas as well as to jointly tackle international and regional challenges.