Smooth relations and a common ground contribute to a meeting of ideas between China and the United States on Wednesday, Jan. 27, according to a report by China Daily. One of the issues the two nations agreed on includes the latest nuclear test conducted by Pyongyang.
President Xi Jinping attributed advanced relations with the U.S. to similar opinions as well as "timely communication" on current events like the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue.
According to Xi, China and the U.S. can achieve great things that improve the world whenever they work together. The Chinese president met with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.
To continue the strengthened bilateral relations between the two nations, China will organize "comprehensive and in-depth deliberations with the United States and other parties," said Foreign Minister Wang Yi in a meeting with the media at the Foreign Ministry. The deliberation will primarily concern the U.N. Security Council resolution regarding the latest nuclear tests by Pyongyang.
The meeting between China and the U.S. on the goal of restarting negotiations about the issue was described by Kerry as constructive, with the two countries agreeing to speed up efforts to resolve the issue at the United Nations.
Other triumphs of productive communication between China and the U.S., Kerry added, were the Iran nuclear deal and the Paris climate agreement.
The alleged "boosted militarization" of some of the Chinese islands and reefs in the South China Sea was also discussed, with Wang stating that Beijing will not engage in militarization. Lately, China has built self-defense facilities on some of the islands.
"International law has given all sovereign countries the right to self-protection and self-defense," Minister Wang said.
Another issue discussed during the meeting was Taiwan. Wang said, "Taiwan is a core issue affecting China-U.S. ties."
Wang called on the American government to "take concrete action to support the peaceful development of cross-Straits relations."
Kerry, as a response, reiterated the U.S.'s commitment to the One-China policy.
Kerry flew to China for a visit on Tuesday, Jan. 26, after visiting Cambodia and Laos. Aside from meeting President Xi and Minister Wang, Kerry also met with State Councilor Yang Jiechi.