US to foster China ties, Trump says

Yang calls for the two countries to better coordinate on regional issues

US-China relations are very important, and the US is willing to ramp up cooperation with China to promote their progress, US President Donald Trump told visiting Chinese top diplomat Yang Jiechi in Washington on Friday.

In his talks with State Councilor Yang, Trump said he agreed that the two sides should follow through on the consensuses and outcomes reached in his talks in Beijing with President Xi Jinping in November.