Beijing calls on Washington to drop ‘cold war mentality’ and ‘cooperate’ with China ahead of high-level meeting next week

The Chinese Foreign

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has welcomed the upcoming meeting between top diplomats from Washington and Beijing, but it has also called on the US to be “objective” and approach the nations’ disagreements in a “rational manner.”

“We require the US to treat China and Sino-US relations in an objective and rational manner, discard the Cold War and zero-sum thinking, and respect China’s sovereignty, security, and development interests,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Thursday during a regular news conference. 

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