Tread with care, Li urges China, US

Premier Li Keqiang urged China and the US on Tuesday to handle disagreements and friction carefully for mutual benefit and regional peace and stability.

He made the remarks during a meeting with former US treasury secretary Timothy Geithner, a close adviser to US President Barack Obama.

Obama arrived in the Philippines on Monday, the final stop on his four-country Asian tour. Hours before his visit, the two countries signed a defense agreement, giving US forces temporary access to selected bases and allowing the US to base fighter jets and ships in the Philippines.