China-US Relations Stable Despite Fluctuations, Says Foreign Minister

Beijing. Despite many ups and downs and obstacles in the relationship between the two countries, China has stated that the relationship with the United States has been stable overall. The Chinese side made this statement a week before US President Donald Trump's visit to China. While meeting with a bipartisan US congressional delegation in Beijing on Thursday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that Chinese President Xi Jinping and Trump played a role in taking the bilateral relationship in the right direction at important moments.

"In the past year, China-US relations have gone through many ups and downs and obstacles, but we have managed to maintain overall stability," Wang said. In the meeting with the delegation led by US Senator Steve Daines, Daines also said that both countries should try to stabilize the relationship. "We want to reduce tension, not sever ties. We want stability and mutual respect," he said.

Daines expressed hope that China might purchase more aircraft from US aircraft manufacturer Boeing after the upcoming Trump-Xi meeting. He also praised China's role in reducing tensions in the Middle East and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

He cited the meeting between Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday as evidence of China's active diplomatic engagement.

Ahead of Trump's visit to China on May 14-15, the US government has been pressuring China to use its influence on Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. About 20 percent of the world's oil is transported through this sea route. This is Daines' second visit to China since Trump became president again.

He had previously visited China in March 2025. At that time, there was tension between the US and China over trade tariffs and control of the illegal fentanyl trade.