( May 15, 2026, 14:49 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Chinese and US leaders agreed to frame bilateral ties as a “constructive, strategic and stable” relationship, a formulation Beijing described as the most important political consensus reached during the leaders’ three days of meetings, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told reporters Friday night. The two sides also agreed to expand exchanges across diplomacy, military affairs, trade, health care, agriculture, tourism, cultural ties and law enforcement. Chinese and US economic teams reached what Beijing described as “generally balanced and positive” outcomes, including commitments to implement previously agreed measures, establish trade and investment councils, address agricultural market-access concerns and expand two-way trade under a reciprocal tariff-reduction framework. Wang also reiterated China’s positions on Taiwan, conflicts in the Middle East and the Ukraine war.Statement follows (in Chinese). ...
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