BEIJING (Bloomberg) China lashed out at US policies in a tense start to high-level talks in Tianjin, declaring the relationship between the world’s two largest economies in a "stalemate.”
Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng told visiting Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman that some Americans seek to portray China as an "imagined enemy,” according to accounts released by the Foreign Ministry as talks got underway. Still, Xie said Beijing was willing to seek common ground and deal with the US on an equal footing.
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