Xi to senators: US-China ties impact 'destiny of mankind'
A US delegation met with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss relations between the superpowers. Sanctions and spying as well as economic and geopolitical disputes have caused tensions for the two.
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday told a delegation of top US lawmakers that relations between their respective countries would impact "the destiny of mankind."
"How China and the United States get along with each other in the face of a world of change and turmoil will determine the future and destiny of mankind," said the Chinese host.
Calling China-US ties "the most important bilateral relationship in the world," Xi emphasized, "I have said many times, including to several presidents, that we have 1,000 reasons to improve China-US relations, but not one reason to ruin them."
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), who led the six-person US delegation, agreed with Xi, saying: "Our countries, together, will shape this century. That is why we must manage our relationship responsibly and respectfully."
Schumer and his delegation, who are in Beijing to address various tension points in the relationship, met with Xi for 80 minutes, far exceeding the one hour scheduled.
Relations between Washington and Beijing have suffered greatly of late as a result of sanctions, spying accusations, and economic and geopolitical tensions. Schumer said the Senate delegation sought to redress some of these.
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