Wang's remark seen as signal to ease tension

Foreign minister also urges US to review WWII history regarding islands in South China Sea

Foreign Minister Wang Yi's warning that there would be "no winner from conflict between China and the US" has sent a signal of easing tension between the two countries at a time when the new US administration's China policy has yet to take shape, analysts said.

A report released on Tuesday by a bipartisan US task force of China specialists also cautioned the White House not to tamper with Washington's long-standing one-China policy, and suggested that US President Donald Trump should meet soon with President Xi Jinping.