The US hopes to "thaw" with Beijing, reminding China that it has the responsibility to do this.

The US hopes that Secretary of State Blinken's recent visit to Beijing will speed up the process of "cooling down" US-China tensions, while calling on China to push North Korea to participate in negotiations.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with his Chinese counterpart Qin Gang at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on June 18. (Source: AP)

On June 21, US State Department Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel reiterated Secretary of State Antony Blinken's statements during a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Qin Gang in Beijing earlier this week and affirmed that China has the ability and responsibility to invite North Korea to participate in negotiations.

Commenting on the possibility that the thawing of US-China relations could have a positive impact on the North Korea issue, Mr. Patel emphasized that this was something the US Secretary of State directly raised during his visit, specifically, Beijing could completely take advantage of its influence with North Korea to encourage Pyongyang to negotiate and end the move that is considered to increase tension.

On the same day, the White House affirmed that the US Secretary of State's visit had achieved some optimistic signals and expressed hope that the event would speed up the process of "cooling down" US-China tensions.

China had earlier protested Mr Biden's remarks about Chinese President Xi Jinping at a fundraiser in California, calling the remarks "an open political provocation".

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