China foreign minister says ready to improve U.S. relations

Reuters

Published Nov 13, 2016 12:43PM ET

China foreign minister says ready to improve U.S. relations

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - China is ready to improve relations with the United States following the election of Donald Trump as the next U.S. president, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said on Sunday.

"We want to improve our relations under the Trump administration," Wang said through a translator at a joint news conference with his Turkish counterpart in Ankara, where he was on an official visit.

"We are ready to improve U.S. ties through mutual understanding."