the president of china, Xi Jinpinghas received in Beijing this Monday by surprise the Secretary of State of the United States, Anthony Blinken. During the meeting, Jinping reportedly told the American that the world needs stable relations between the United States and China and also that the Asian country does not want to displace the place that the United States occupies in the world.

From this meeting, the Chinese president has said that he expects a new framework of relations based on “mutual respect” to emerge. “The interaction between countries should always be based on mutual respect and sincerity,” Xi said, after precisely in recent months mistrust has been the dominant tone in the bilateral relationship, for example on account of the allegedChinese balloonsin the United States area.

The Chinese president has stressed that the visit of the head of US diplomacy has made it possible to achieve progress on certain points, without going into more detail, according to the official media of the Asian giant. Xi aspires to “stabilize” these relations, a will that Blinken has also shown during these last two days. In fact, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang already accepted an invitation to visit Washington on Sunday after a meeting of more than seven hours with Blinken.

This Monday’s meeting with Xi fuels speculation about a future high-level meetingalready in the presence of the president of the United States, Joe Biden, who has shown himself willing.

In Beijing, the US Secretary of State has also met with China’s top diplomatic officer, Wang Yi, who has called for turning the page on Washington’s “erroneous policies” towards Beijing.

China: “We cannot make concessions on the Taiwan issue”

During the meeting with the head of the Chinese Communist Party’s Foreign Affairs Commission, he stressed China’s unwavering position on the Taiwan issue, stressing the importance of safeguarding the national unity and territorial sovereignty of the Asian nation, fundamental elements for the country.

The Chinese diplomat stressed that the preservation of national unity is part of the essential interests of his country and the historical mission of the CPC.