Envoy: Honor spirit of Xi-Biden summit

At the presidential summit on Nov 15 at the Filoli estate in Woodside, California, on the San Francisco Peninsula, Biden noted that a stable and growing China is good for the United States and the whole world. He reiterated that the US does not support "Taiwan independence", does not seek a new Cold War, and is not looking to contain or suppress China's development, nor to decouple from China.

"San Francisco is not the finish line, but a new starting point for China-US relations," Xie said. "The pressing priority now is to enhance whole-process management and follow up on the summit."

It is especially important to "faithfully" act on the two presidents' common understanding, embark on a new journey from California onward, and turn the summit vision into reality to better benefit both countries and the world at large, he said.

Xie told the young China experts that the two sides should "keep expanding the positive list and shortening the negative list".

In a speech on July 19, Xie said reducing the negative list means clearing obstacles and managing differences with concrete actions. He also said expanding the positive list is geared toward enhancing dialogue and cooperation in good faith.

At Monday's meeting, the young experts had their questions answered by the Chinese ambassador on issues including China's economy, demographic changes, the younger generation's views on marriage, China-US relations, Taiwan, people-to-people exchanges and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, according to a release from the embassy.

The American scholars expressed their willingness to contribute to promoting cultural exchanges and mutual understanding between the two countries and to support the healthy, stable and sustainable development of Sino-US relations, according to the release.

On Wednesday, in a phone call with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi also noted that an important task of the two sides is to continue the positive effects of the California summit, deliver on the consensus reached by the two heads of state, and consolidate the momentum of stability in China-US relations.

"The two sides emphasized the importance of building upon the progress made on key issues in the summit between President Biden and President Xi last month in Woodside, California," US Secretary of State spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a statement on the telephone discussion.