Yesterday (Friday), US President Joe Biden called on China to work with the United States to “jointly confront global challenges.”

During a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Biden stressed the need for the two countries to commit to managing their relationship “responsibly, and to keep channels of communication open,” according to a White House statement.

The Chinese chief diplomat began rare meetings with the highest-ranking American officials, on a three-day visit to Washington that received exceptional attention. Because it contributes to facilitating an upcoming summit between Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping.

Wang said that the differences between the United States and his country need "in-depth" and "comprehensive" dialogue to reduce the scope of misunderstanding and achieve stability in relations.

Speaking alongside his American counterpart, Anthony Blinken, he added that the two countries share important interests and challenges that they need to solve together. He continued: “Therefore, China and the United States need dialogue. We must not only resume dialogue, but it must be an in-depth and comprehensive dialogue. He pointed out that dialogue will contribute to reducing areas of misunderstanding, help push relations to stability, and “return them to the path of sound, stable and sustainable development.”

Blinken responded by saying: “I agree with what the Secretary of State said,” and he also expressed his condolences to his counterpart on the death of former Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang.