China-US co-operation 'no longer a dispensable choice' for the world — Wang Yi

05 January 2024 - 13:40 By Albee Zhang, Ethan Wang and Liz Lee
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks during a reception for Commemoration of the 45th Anniversary of China-US Diplomatic Relations at the Diaoyutai Guest House in Beijing, China, January 5, 2024.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks during a reception for Commemoration of the 45th Anniversary of China-US Diplomatic Relations at the Diaoyutai Guest House in Beijing, China, January 5, 2024.
Image: Andy Wong/Pool via REUTERS

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday that the most urgent task for Sino-US relations is to establish a correct understanding and co-operation between the two sides is “no longer a dispensable choice” for the world.

Both sides should continue to make full use of foreign affairs, economics, finance, commerce, agriculture and other areas to restore and establish mechanisms to communicate as soon as possible, Wang said in a keynote speech at an event to mark the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the US.

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