By CAO DESHENG | China Daily | Updated: 2021-02-08 07:12 Share CLOSE File photo shows the national flags of China (R) and the United States on the Constitution Avenue in Washington, capital of the United States. [Photo/Xinhua
In his first phone conversation with United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, China s senior diplomat, Yang Jiechi, urged Washington to work with Beijing to focus on cooperation and manage differences while reiterating the country s strong resolve to safeguard its sovereignty, security and development interests.
The phone conversation on Saturday is the first official high-level contact between China and the US since the new US administration of President Joe Biden took office on Jan 20. It demonstrates the inclination of the world s two largest economies to resume normal diplomatic engagement, observers said. The goal is to advance their relations which have deteriorated in recent years,
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The geopolitical, trade and technology frictions between the United States and China will continue to have an impact on higher education cooperation between academics and universities in the two countries under US President-elect Joe Biden, education experts say, although they see a likely change of tone under Biden which could ease some current tensions which are affecting student flows from China. After 40 years of [US-China higher education] cooperation, the main challenge is going to be how universities operate in this new context, said Yu Lizhong, chancellor of NYU Shanghai, speaking during an education online seminar on