Foreign Ministry: China ready to properly manage differences with new U.S. administration

Cooperation benefits both, and confrontation hurts both. China is ready to properly manage differences with the new U.S. administration, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Monday.

Mao made the remarks at a regular press conference in response to a question about China's expectations for the new U.S. administration.

A stable, healthy and sustainable development of China-U.S. relations is in the common interests of both countries and the expectations of the international community, she said, adding that China is ready to work with the new U.S. administration to uphold mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win results, enhance dialogue and communication, expand mutually beneficial cooperation, and find a correct path for the two countries to get along.