BEIJING (Feb 3): China hopes it can work with the United States to manage and control disputes and sensitive problems, China's top diplomat Yang Jiechi told Michael Flynn, US President Donald Trump's National Security Advisor, on Friday. There was no mention in the brief Chinese statement of areas of contention like the disputed South China Sea or self-ruled Taiwan. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Trump have yet to speak since Trump took office, though they did talk soon after Trump won the election. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang, asked earlier on Friday whether a call was in the offing, would only say the two countries were continuing to remain in "close contact". The urbane Yang is a high-flying former Chinese ambassador to Washington with fluent English and a deep understanding of US politics.

Source: The Edge Markets February 03, 2017 15:00 UTC