US President Joe Biden met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

Wang, who is also a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, initially conveyed Chinese President Xi Jinping's greetings to Biden.

Wang added that the ongoing visit aims to communicate with the American side to continue implementing the important joint understandings reached by the two heads of state, and to move forward from the Xi-Biden summit in Bali towards a summit in San Francisco, in order to prevent further deterioration in bilateral relations and restore relations between the two countries. China and the United States to the path of healthy and steady development soon.

Wang said that the one-China principle and the three joint communiques between China and the United States are the most important political foundation for bilateral relations, and should be adhered to without interference.

He said that China responds to the United States' hope to stabilize and improve relations with China, adding that the two sides need to work out of a sense of responsibility towards the world, history and people, and push for the steady and sound development of China-US relations in line with the three principles of mutual respect and coexistence. Peaceful and win-win cooperation proposed by Xi.

Wang said that this not only serves the fundamental interests of the two countries and peoples, but also serves the common aspirations of the international community.

For his part, Biden extended his greetings to Xi.

He explained that he pays attention to US-China relations, expressing the United States' readiness to maintain communication with China to jointly confront global challenges.
During his visit to Washington, Wang also held two rounds of talks with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and held strategic communications with US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan.