The Chinese foreign minister spoke by phone with Marco Rubio, the new secretary of state who has been a critic of Beijing.
Beijing said Friday the US and China could resolve their differences through "dialogue" and denied deliberately pursuing a trade surplus with the United States.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi by phone on Friday, China's foreign ministry said, the first call between the two top diplomats since President Donald Trump's administration took office on Monday.
Whether it is over TikTok, fentanyl or trade, Beijing might welcome a compromise to buy time to address its ailing economy and bolster its position globally.
Named Feiyi by researchers in China, the drone is claimed to have great application potential in various military fields.
Trump term mean for Taiwan, especially with a Republican-controlled Congress? After Trump was elected in 2016, he initially tried to use Taiwan to gain leverage over Beijing. After taking a congratulatory call from then-Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen,
China had protested what it called "close-in reconnaissance" of Chinese territory by the U.S. military in the past.
Beijing on Wednesday said it "firmly opposes" a United States move to effectively bar Chinese technology from smart cars in the American market, saying alleged risks to national security were "without any factual basis". "Such actions disrupt economic and ...
China's low birth rate and aging population are ending any hopes Beijing had of overtaking the U.S. as an economic giant.
New US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday the United States under President Donald Trump remained committed to the Philippines' defense under a treaty as tensions simmer with Beijing in the South China Sea.