China says 'thorough preparations' needed as Trump-Xi meeting hangs in the balance amid Iran war

BEIJING — China's top diplomat Wang Yi underscored Sunday the benefits of interacting with the U.S., and signaled preparations are underway for a planned meeting between the two countries' leaders amid differences over the war in Iran and trade tariffs. "The agenda of high-level exchanges is already on the table," Wang told reporters in Mandarin Chinese, according to an official translation. "What the two sides need to do now is make thorough preparations accordingly, create a suitable environment, manage the risks that do exist and remove unnecessary disruptions." "Turning our backs on each o

BEIJING — China's top diplomat Wang Yi underscored Sunday the benefits of interacting with the U.S., and signaled preparations are underway for a planned meeting between the two countries' leaders amid differences over the war in Iran and trade tariffs. "The agenda of high-level exchanges is already on the table," Wang told reporters in Mandarin Chinese, according to an official translation. "What the two sides need to do now is make thorough preparations accordingly, create a suitable environment, manage the risks that do exist and remove unnecessary disruptions." "Turning our backs on each o