China and U.S. Hold ‘Candid, In-Depth, and Constructive’ High-Level Meeting

After a meeting between China’s top diplomat Yang Jiechi and U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in Rome on Monday, the two sides noted consensus on accumulating “enabling conditions” to bring the bilateral relations back to the right track, according to the Chinese foreign ministry.

With “candid, in-depth and constructive talks,” the officials noted the need to “enhance mutual understanding, manage differences, expand common ground and strengthen cooperation” to help China-U.S. relations “return to the right track of sound and steady development,” the foreign ministry said in a statement.