(VOVWORLD) - China and Britain should adopt a rational and objective perspective on each other's development, Chinese President Xi Jinping was quoted by Xinhua as saying on Monday.
Xi made the remarks when meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on the sidelines of the 19th G20 Leaders' Summit.
The two countries should enhance strategic communication and deepen political mutual trust to ensure a steady, substantial, and enduring development of bilateral relations, he said.
Starmer said he hopes to strengthen dialogue with China, enhance mutual understanding and carry out exchanges and cooperation in a wide range of areas, in a spirit of mutual respect, equality and candor.
Both countries are committed to multilateralism, and Britain stands ready to enhance multilateral communication and coordination with China to push for political solutions to regional hotspot issues, he added.