US accused of ‘demonising’ China as high-level talks begin in Tianjin

Vice foreign minister Xie Feng described relations between the superpowers as a stalemate' in discussions with US deputy secretary of state Wendy Sherman

China has blamed the US for what it called a stalemate" in bilateral relations and accused Washington of demonising" Beijing as high-level face-to-face talks began in the Chinese city of Tianjin.

Vice foreign minister Xie Feng urged the US to change its highly misguided mindset and dangerous policy," the official Xinhua news agency reported.