February 1, 2018

BEIJING -- China responded to United States President Donald Trump's characterisation of the Asian power as a rival that challenges American values by urging both sides to manage differences and work towards a "beautiful future".

"China and the United States share broad and important common interests while, at the same time, there exist some differences," Foreign Ministry spokesman Hua Chunying said at a regular press briefing on Wednesday (Jan 31).

Ms Hua was responding to a question regarding Mr Trump's State of the Union address in Congress in which he called China and Russia rivals that "challenge our interests, our economy, and our values".

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