China urges US to stop interference, outlines plan to reset ties

Wang Yi calls on Washington to stop meddling in its internal affairs, lift restrictions on trade and people-to-people contacts.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has outlined Beijing’s vision for improving ties with the United States, urging Washington as a first step to stop meddling in its internal affairs, including the sensitive issues of Tibet, Hong Kong, Xinjiang and Taiwan. Speaking at a foreign ministry-sponsored forum on “Bringing China-US relations back to the right track”, Wang said on Monday Beijing stood ready to reopen constructive dialogue with the administration of US President Joe Biden, after years in which relations between the two countries “ran into the biggest difficulties since the establishment of diplomatic ties”. He also called on Washington to lift “unreasonable tariffs” on Chinese goods and remove restrictions on people-to-people contacts, including those on Chinese media outlets as well as educational and cultural groups.