Core Interests: China and Yang

core interests: China's state news agency, Xinhua, quoted Yang as saying China was willing to work with Washington to enhance exchanges on all levels from top down and to broaden communication and coordination on regional and global issues, while respecting each other's core interests and major concerns, according to The Japan Times. This will help promote sustained, steady and healthy development of the China-U.S. relations, which will benefit the peoples of not only both nations but also the whole world, Xinhua quoted Yang as saying. Tillerson and Yang, China's top diplomat, affirmed the importance of regular high-level engagement between the two countries during their meeting in Washington, and discussed North Korea's nuclear program, the State Department said in a statement. The meeting was the latest exchange aimed at resetting relations between the world's two largest economies following a rocky start after the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president. They discussed shared security interests and a possible meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to a senior U.S. administration official. On Monday, Yang, who outranks China's foreign minister, met at the White House with Trump, who has attacked China on issues from trade, to the South China Sea and North Korea. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.