China-US relations should not descend into confrontation: Senior China diplomat

The Chinese government's top diplomat, State Councillor Wang Yi, said on Friday that trade talks with the United States had made substantive progress, and that the two countries' relations should not descend into confrontation. Speaking at a news conference on the sidelines of China's annual meeting of parliament, Wang said China had positive expectations for the future of ties with the United States.  

(With inputs from agencies.)