Hopeful but not optimistic about future of ties with Beijing, says US envoy to China

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Washington, DC [US], December 16 (ANI): The US envoy to China, Nicholas Burns, on Friday said relations between the two countries are not necessarily improving, but he was hopeful of better ties, The Hill reported...

I dont feel optimistic about the future of U.S.-China relations because I feel that we need to see how things develop, Burns said at an event hosted by the Brookings Institution...

The forum was largely viewed as a positive encounter despite the president calling Xi a dictator immediately after it, The Hill reported...

It was a high-priority task for Biden, something he views as essential to avoid potentially disastrous, accidental conflicts, The Hill reported earlier...

They also agreed to restart cooperation on counternarcotics, as the U.S. pushes China to crack down on the export of chemicals used in fentanyl, The Hill reported..

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