China ready to engage with U.S. at all levels

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00:00 The mighty nation of China has expressed readiness to engage with the United States in all levels

00:05 of talks.

00:06 So says Vice President Han Zheng as he guest spoke at a Bloomberg New Economy Forum in

00:11 Singapore a week ahead of the next big gathering of world leaders in San Francisco, California,

00:17 a week from now for the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Huddle.

00:22 Ties between the two major superpowers froze when the pandemic began with the United States

00:27 accusing China for the global breakout at the Wuhan lab.

00:33 China hit back with accusations it was the U.S. Army that brought with them the virus

00:37 when they came over to China.

00:39 A Senate group headed by Senate Majority Floor Leader Chuck Schumer made the trip to Beijing

00:44 to meet briefly with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

00:47 Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's trip to Washington, D.C. two weeks ago was the icing

00:52 on the cake that paved the way for this latest Beijing declaration.

00:57 Expect U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping to find time for a high-level

01:02 sit-down chat in the sidelines of next week's San Francisco APEC summit meet.

01:07 (upbeat music)