US and China reach consensus - leaders agree to implement Bali agreement and maintain high-level exchanges

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping (centre), talks to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (second left), as Wang Yi (third right,) Chinese Communist Party's foreign policy chief, listens during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Monday, June 19, 2023. - AP

BEIJING, June 19 (China daily/ANN): China and the United States agreed on Monday to jointly implement the important consensus reached at the meeting between President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden in Bali, Indonesia, in November, and "effectively control differences and promote dialogue, exchanges and cooperation".

The agreement was reached at the talks between State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang and visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.