The meeting between Blinken and Han was the latest in a series of high-level talks between U.S. and Chinese officials that could lay the groundwork for a meeting between President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping later this year.
"The world expects us to responsibly manage our relationship," Blinken said in brief remarks at the beginning of his meeting with Han.
Neither Blinken nor Han in their remarks explicitly mentioned whether such a meeting will materialize.
"Currently, China-U.S. relations face many difficulties and challenges," Han told Blinken, noting that China hoped the U.S. would make efforts to implement the consensus reached by the two countries' leaders and promote the stable development of relations.
"The world needs stable and healthy China-U.S. relations,” Han said.
Persons:
Antony Blinken, Han Zheng, Julia Nikhinson, Jake Sullivan, Wang Yi, Han, Joe Biden, Xi Jinping, Blinken, Gina Raimondo, Janet Yellen, John Kerry, Biden, Xi, ” Han, Humeyra Pamuk, Michael Martina, Sandra Maler
Organizations:
REUTERS Acquire, United Nations General Assembly, White House, Foreign, U.S, U.S . Commerce, Biden, Economic Cooperation, Thomson
Locations:
New York, U.S, Malta, Blinken, United States, China, India, Asia, San Francisco