The speech by China’s leader, Xi Jinping, to Chinese officials came as John Kerry, President Biden’s climate envoy, urged Beijing to move more quickly to address global warming.
Mr. Xi said there were “1,000 reasons” to make the relationship work. Earlier, the Senate majority leader had criticized Beijing for its response to the attack by Hamas in Israel.
China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, is expected to meet with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia next week and speak with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine.
The Communist Party-controlled legislature endorsed Xi Jinping for an unprecedented third term as China’s president in a ritual ballot, cementing his dominance.
The Chinese leader’s replacement of two commanders has fanned speculation about corruption or failings in the force that manages China’s nuclear missiles.
Against the odds, facing the encroaching Sahara, he built a forest in Burkina Faso, becoming “a national hero” and winning acclaim abroad for his innovations.