China’s Foreign Ministry said Mr Kritenbrink and Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu “had candid, constructive and fruitful communication on promoting the improvement of China-US relations and properly managing differences.”

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"China will state its position and concerns on China-US relations and resolutely safeguard its interests," foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told a regular briefing on Friday.

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Li Yongsheng, deputy commissioner of the Chinese foreign ministry in Hong Kong, said at the opening of the event that China-US relations “have shown positive signs of rebounding,” and that he believed Newsom’s visit will be productive.

Source: https://halifax.citynews.ca/2023/10/23/california-gov-assures-his-state-is-always-a-partner-on-climate-change-as-he-begins-trip-to-china/