Jauhn Etienne Villaruel

This photo shows a gerenal view of China's and USA's flags during a meeting between US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and China's Vice Premier He Lifeng at the Guangdong Zhudao Guest House in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, on April 5, 2024. Photo by Pedro Pardo/AFP/File

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/173440681491112-17-2024 12-00-00 PM.png" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="This photo shows a gerenal view of China&#x27;s and USA&#x27;s flags during a meeting between US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and China&#x27;s Vice Premier He Lifeng at the Guangdong Zhudao Guest House in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, on April 5, 2024. Photo by Pedro Pardo/AFP/File"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">This photo shows a gerenal view of China&#x27;s and USA&#x27;s flags during a meeting between US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and China&#x27;s Vice Premier He Lifeng at the Guangdong Zhudao Guest House in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, on April 5, 2024. <em>Photo by Pedro Pardo/AFP/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>BEIJING, China — China&#x27;s foreign minister said on Tuesday that Beijing and Washington can achieve &quot;many great things&quot; as long as they work together, ahead of the inauguration of US president-elect Donald Trump next month.</p><p>Initiatives such as financial talks and cross-border drug control &quot;fully prove that as long as China and the United States cooperate, we can accomplish many great things&quot;, Wang Yi said at a symposium in Beijing.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/business/03/04/19/us-and-china-close-to-reaching-trade-deal-report">US and China close to reaching trade deal: report</a></div><p>The world&#x27;s two largest economies have butted heads over a range of issues in recent years, from trade and technology to human rights and China&#x27;s growing assertiveness towards the self-ruled island of Taiwan.</p><p>Wang said during the address at an opulent state guesthouse on Tuesday that Beijing&#x27;s policy towards Washington &quot;has not changed.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2024/12/2/china-warns-us-against-crossing-red-line-over-taiwan-1839">China warns US against crossing &#x27;red line&#x27; over Taiwan as president Lai transits in Hawaii</a></div><p>However, he also said China had &quot;resolutely opposed illegal and unreasonable suppression by the United States, especially its crude interference in China&#x27;s internal affairs on issues such as Taiwan&quot;.</p><p>&quot;We must take a firm and strong response, resolutely defend our own legitimate rights and interests, and safeguard the basic norms of international relations,&quot; Wang said.</p><p>&quot;We hope the new US administration will make the right choices, work with China in the same direction, eliminate disruptions, overcome obstacles, and strive for stable, healthy, and sustainable development of China-US relations,&quot; Wang said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/business/04/08/18/tech-sector-frets-as-us-china-trade-tensions-simmer">Tech sector frets as US-China trade tensions simmer</a></div><p>China claims the self-ruled island of Taiwan as part of its own territory and has not ruled out using force to seize it.</p><p>Taiwanese officials said last week that China had held its biggest maritime drills around the island in years, although Beijing never officially confirmed them.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/business/02/17/19/us-china-trade-talks-whats-under-debate">US-China trade talks: what&#x27;s under debate</a></div><p>The China-US relationship may sour further after Trump is inaugurated on January 20, with the president-elect vowing more tariffs to punish what he calls unfair trade practices by China. Beijing denies the allegations.</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cP2PqkO02fA?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>China's foreign minister said on Tuesday that Beijing and Washington can achieve "many great things" as long as they work together, ahead of the inauguration of US president-elect Donald Trump next month.</p>

China's foreign minister said on Tuesday that Beijing and Washington can achieve "many great things" as long as they work together, ahead of the inauguration of US president-elect Donald Trump next month.

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Beijing's foreign minister says China, US can achieve 'great things' ahead of Trump inauguration

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