In outlining its major diplomatic agenda for next year, China said it would work to “realign” its relationship with the United States and increase communication with Europe. Foreign Minister Wang Yi said at a diplomatic symposium on the 25th.
“We will implement the common understanding agreed upon by the leaders of China and the United States” and work to put bilateral relations back on track, Wang said.
Chinese President Xi Jinping met U.S. President Biden for the first time in Bali, Indonesia last month.meeting. It seeks to repair its damaged relations with the United States and its allies. During the decade of Xi’s administration, China’s foreign policy has become more hardline, which has contributed to a marked decline in public opinion’s positive view of China in developed countries.
The United States is calling on its security partners, including Japan, South Korea, the Netherlands and Taiwan, to join forces on cutting-edge semiconductor exports to China.
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