Aporia · Chinese Foreign Minister calls for U.S. and China to 'overcome obstacles' ahead of presidential summit

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged both countries to "overcome obstacles" ahead of a potential summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, expected to take place next month on September 24. He made this statement during a meeting with US Ambassador to China David Perdue on August 26. Wang acknowledged that China-US relations still face various risks and challenges despite previous efforts to maintain stability in the relationship. The two countries have continued to engage in targeted economic action against each other, including trade restrictions and bans on certain products.

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Wang Yi, the Chinese Foreign Minister, has called on the US and China to "overcome obstacles" ahead of a planned summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. The two leaders are expected to meet on September *24* in the US, although the exact date of President Xi's visit is still unconfirmed. Despite their previous efforts to maintain a trade truce, the US and China have continued to take economic action against each other since their last meeting in May. This includes the US banning Chinese-made robots and China restricting American entities' activities in China. The US-China relationship is described as facing various risks and challenges, with Wang Yi acknowledging that differences need to be properly managed and obstacles overcome for high-level exchanges between the two countries to succeed.

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remove interference and overcome obstacles to high-level exchanges between the two countries

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Wang Yi met with U.S. ambassador to China David Perdue on Wednesday (August 26, 2026) and called on both sides to “focus on the positive agenda, properly manage differences, remove interference and overcome obstacles to high-level exchanges between the two countries,” Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported on Thursday (August 27). China-U.S. relations “still face various risks and challenges,” he acknowledged in a statement released by CCTV.

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Chinese Foreign Minister calls for U.S. and China to 'overcome obstacles' ahead of presidential summit · assertive framing

China's Foreign Minister said his country and the United States should overcome obstacles between the nations ahead of an expected summit next month between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. asserted

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Wang Yi met with U.S. ambassador to China David Perdue on Wednesday (August 26, 2026) and called on both sides to “focus on the positive agenda, properly manage differences, remove interference and overcome obstacles to high-level exchanges between the two countries,” Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported on Thursday (August 27). China-U.S. relations “still face various risks and challenges,” he acknowledged in a statement released by CCTV. asserted

he → meet → CCTV

Mr. Trump and Mr. Xi met in May in Beijing and pledged to keep the relationship stable and maintain the fragile trade truce. uncertain

Trump → meet → truce

Mr. Trump invited Mr. Xi to meet Sept. 24 in the U.S. but the exact date of the Chinese leader's visit has not been confirmed. asserted

date → invite → visit

Since then, however, the U.S. and China have continued to take targeted economic action against each other including the U.S. banning Chinese-made robots and China banning American entities engaging in trade and other activities in China. asserted

China → continue → China

Chinese Foreign Minister calls for U.S. and China to 'overcome obstacles' ahead of presidential summit

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