Beijing aims for good Trump visit

Beijing will work with the United States to ensure US President Donald Trump's first state visit to China is successful, visiting Vice-Premier Liu Yandong said in Washington on Wednesday.

Addressing a reception at the Chinese embassy to celebrate the 68th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Liu also said the two sides should conscientiously implement the consensus reached by President Xi Jinping and Trump, expand mutually beneficial cooperation in various areas, respect each other's core interests and major concerns and manage and control differences so as to ensure the relationship makes steady headway.

The gathering of about 800 US and Chinese representatives on Thursday also marked the first China-US Social and People-to-People Dialogue, co-chaired by Liu and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.