US too negative on China – diplomat

BEIJING: A top Chinese diplomat said the US policy toward China is “too negative” and that cooperation could be critically important as the Biden administration focuses on combating Covid-19 and promoting economic recovery.

The US appears to be highlighting confrontation and playing down cooperation, Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng said in a wide-ranging interview with The Associated Press. “Such an approach, I must say, is too negative,” he said, adding that it lacks “a forward-looking spirit.”