China says US ties ‘seriously disrupted’

The Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi has called upon the US to work together with China to put their differences behind them. China and the United States should move past recent frictions and work together to get relations back on track, Jiechi said on Sunday. Yang reiterated China's opposition to US arms sales to Taiwan and President Barack Obama's meeting last month with the Dalai Lama, saying they caused ‘serious disturbances’ in bilateral ties. "The United States should properly handle the relevant sensitive issues and work with the Chinese side to return the China-US relationship to a track of stable development," Yang said. Stressing that a harmonious relationship was vital to both sides and to the world, he added "we hope the United States will work with us in a joint effort toward this end."