China welcomes ‘positive statements’ by US as talks hint at change of mood -
Levin - 08-10-2021
Teddy Ng
and Shi Jiangtao
Published: 12:42pm, 7 Oct, 2021
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The talks in Switzerland between Yang Jiechi and White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan ended without the confrontational tone that marred their previous meeting in March, in Anchorage, Alaska, with Beijing this time saying the discussion was “conducive to enhancing mutual understanding”.
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But there was a notable difference between the two sides’ statements. The White House said the meeting was intended to responsibly manage the competition between the two sides, whereas Yang was quoted as saying that Beijing opposed seeing China-US relations as “competition”.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3151468/china-welcomes-positive-statements-us-talks-hint-change-mood