Yang, Kerry discuss tackling global dangers

Top diplomats from China and the United States are stressing the need to manage their differences and cooperate against global threats such as Islamic State and Ebola as they work to warm the mood between their countries ahead of a summit next month.

"There are many areas that the United States and China are cooperating on, even as we have some differences that we try to manage effectively," US Secretary of State John Kerry said in Boston on Saturday before a second day of talks with Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi.

Kerry listed areas of cooperation ranging from Afghanistan, the North Korea nuclear situation, Iran, climate change and counterterrorism, including the effort against Islamic State.