China hopes the upcoming meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Donald Trump will set the direction for the development of the bilateral relationship.
Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zheng Zeguang told a press briefing on the meeting on April 6-7 in Florida that the meeting will be of great significance to chart China-US relationship in a new era, advance the development of the bilateral ties in a healthy and stable way from a new starting point, and promote peace, stability and prosperity in Asia and the Pacific and the world at large.
Zheng said the Chinese and US presidents have reached important consensus through phone conversations and letters over the past months. "They both believe that China and the United States can absolutely be very good partners," Zheng said, adding that the two countries should uphold the principle of no conflict, no confrontation, mutual respect and win-win cooperation in advancing their ties. 
Earlier, Trump expected his summit with Xi Jinping to be "very difficult", highlighting trade as the key area of confrontation between the world’s two biggest economies. It will be the first meeting between the two Presidents since the new US administration took office. 

Source: QNA