Chinese top legislator calls on China, US to manage differences, expand cooperation

China is willing to work with the United States to strengthen dialogue, manage differences, and expand pragmatic cooperation, China's top legislator Zhao Leji said on Thursday.

Zhao, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, made the remarks during a meeting with a visiting delegation of U.S. senators led by Steve Daines in Beijing.

Zhao said that a stable, healthy, and sustainable development of China-U.S. relations is in the common interest of the people of both countries and meets the general expectations of the international community. Since last year, under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, China-U.S. relations have achieved overall stability. China is willing to work with the U.S. to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, strengthen dialogue and communication, properly manage differences, and expand pragmatic cooperation.

The Taiwan question is the core of China's core interests and the most important issue in China-U.S. relations. We hope that the U.S. will uphold the one-China principle and treat the Taiwan question with caution, Zhao said.

Zhao said that the National People's Congress of China is willing to strengthen exchanges with the U.S. Congress and enable more mutual visits. This visit by the senators will help promote contact and exchanges between China and the United States, as well as dialogue between the two countries' legislative bodies, he said.

Zhao expressed the hope that the U.S. side would view China and its development objectively and rationally, and welcomed more U.S. senators to visit China.

Chinese top legislator calls on China, US to manage differences, expand cooperation

Chinese top legislator calls on China, US to manage differences, expand cooperation

Chinese top legislator calls on China, US to manage differences, expand cooperation

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi has described his visit to China as highly significant and productive, with the two sides holding in-depth talks on bilateral relations and all the pressing issues Iran currently faces.

Araghchi, who visited China on Wednesday and held talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, said in an interview with Iranian state-run IRIB news agency that post-war Iran is entering a new phase of international cooperation.

"Our Chinese friends also believe that Iran after the war is different from Iran before the war, that it has proven its capabilities and strength. Therefore, a new phase of cooperation between Iran and other countries lies ahead," he said.

The foreign minister said the two sides reviewed a full range of current issues and yielded fruitful results.

"We reviewed all the current issues, matters related to the war and how to end it, the negotiations currently under way, issues related to Iran's nuclear program and the peaceful nature of Iran's nuclear activities, matters related to sanctions, and all bilateral issues. The issue of the Strait of Hormuz, which was one of our serious topics, and the necessity of respecting the rights of the Islamic Republic of Iran, along with all existing viewpoints, were also discussed," he said.

Iranian foreign minister hails fruitful China visit, says all pressing issues discussed