BEIJING, Dec 30, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Monday told US 
President Joe Biden the relationship between their two countries was "one of 
the most important" in the world, state media reported.

"China is willing to work with the United States... (to) promote the 
development of healthy, stable China-US relations, moving sustainably forward 
down the right track", state broadcaster CCTV reported Xi as saying in a 
condolence letter, following the death of former US president Jimmy Carter.