The foreign secretary and his Chinese counterpart Han Zheng meet for bilateral talks in Beijing, as James Cleverly becomes the first senior UK government official to visit China in five years in an effort to ease tensions. As the pair met, Cleverly said it was important for the two countries to regularly speak face-to-face to "avoid misunderstanding and address challenges and differences of opinion". Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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01:33 >> Thank you for hosting me and my delegation in Beijing.
01:40 It is very good to have the opportunity to speak with you again.
01:47 I found our conversation in London.
01:51 I am very pleased that the People's Republic of China has sent such a senior representative
01:58 on the occasion of the correlation of His Majesty King Charles I.
02:04 The visit that I conduct today is the first for a number of years.
02:12 And sadly, face-to-face diplomacy was disrupted right across the world.
02:19 As we discussed when you were in London, it is important that countries like ours meet
02:28 and speak face-to-face on regular occasions to enhance understanding, to avoid misunderstanding,
02:38 and to address the challenges and differences of opinion that all countries have in bilateral relations.
02:48 But also to take advantage of our shared endeavors to address the issues that affect the wider world and our respective peoples.