China, U.S. agree to strengthen dialogue, cooperation

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, with both sides agreeing to strengthen dialogue and cooperation in various fields and promote the stable development of China-U.S. relations.

Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said that Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump have provided strategic guidance for the development of China-U.S. relations. He noted that both sides should jointly implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state and make 2026 a year in which China and the United States move towards mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation.

Dialogue is better than confrontation, cooperation is better than conflict, and win-win outcomes are better than zero-sum games, Wang said.

He added that as long as both sides uphold the principles of equality, respect and mutual benefit, they will be able to find ways to address each other's concerns and properly manage differences.

Wang urged both sides to make joint efforts to continuously expand the list of cooperation and reduce the list of problems so as to steer China-U.S. relations onto a track of stable, healthy and sustainable development and send more positive signals to the world.

Both sides agreed that the meeting was positive and constructive. They agreed to jointly implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, give full play to the coordinating role of political and diplomatic channels, support high-level interactions between the two countries, strengthen dialogue and cooperation in various fields and promote the stable development of bilateral relations.