China Seeks Cooperation with US Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit

China aims to cooperate with Washington in the spirit of “equality, respect and mutual benefit”, Beijing said on Wednesday ahead of US President Donald Trump’s state visit and a pivotal summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. “China stands ready to work with the United States in the spirit of equality, respect and mutual benefit – expanding cooperation, managing differences, and injecting greater stability and certainty into a turbulent and changing world,” Guo said. Guo’s remarks came hours after Trump posted on social media that he would “be asking President Xi, a Leader of extraordinary distinction, to ‘open up’ China so that these brilliant people can work their magic”, referring to more than a dozen business executives travelling with him on Air Force One.