Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and US former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger (Photo: China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

Wang said that the world today is far from peace, as the COVID-19 pandemic has yet to end, and the Ukraine crisis was inflamed.

As the China-US relationship is now at a low ebb since the establishment of diplomatic ties, Wang said both sides should work together to find a way of peaceful coexistence for two major countries with different social systems, histories and cultures.

At a meeting with US former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in New York the same day, Mr. Wang Yi expressed his hope that Dr. Kissinger will continue his unique and important role in helping bilateral relations for an early return on the right track.