Xi tells Kissinger China wants ‘stable’ progress with US
BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping told former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger on Friday that Beijing hopes for “stable and sustained” progress in ties with the U.S. following last month’s American presidential election.
Xi said his government is closely watching post-election developments in the U.S., and now is a “key moment” of political transition.
“Overall, we’d like to see the China-U.S. relationship move ahead in a stable and sustained manner,” Xi said in opening comments at a meeting between the two at the Great Hall of the People, the seat of the national legislature in the heart of Beijing.
Xi also noted that he’d recently met with President Barack Obama and held a phone conversation with President-elect Donald Trump.