BEIJING – China's Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng spoke with The Associated Press on a range of issues from U.S.-China relations to human rights.
Below are highlights from Friday's interview: US-CHINA RELATIONS Le took on President Joe Biden's strategy of working with others in Europe and Asia to confront China, a concern for Chinese policy makers. “The Biden administration is saying that the U.S.
has returned to multilateralism," he said. “True multilateralism means inclusiveness and cooperation rather than teaming up against others. ...
This world has over 190 countries. A group of four or seven or a dozen countries, that is not multilateralism." He called for "an atmosphere of global cooperation instead of small circles against one