China, US at ‘historical crossroads’ Beijing’s envoy tells New York gala event

China’s top diplomat to the United States Xie Feng has told a prominent gathering in New York that US-China relations were at a “historical crossroads”, while acknowledging the winds and bends in the bilateral relationship, following this month’s leaders’ summit.“Two weeks ago, President Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump had a successful meeting in Beijing. Together, they agreed on a new vision of building a constructive China-US relationship of strategic stability,” he told the China-institute-of-america" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="136289" data-entity-type="organization">China Institute of America centennial gala on Thursday.In the midtown ballroom where Xie spoke, a robot posed for photos with guests while attendees mingled, including Christopher Nixon Cox, grandson of former US president Richard Nixon, Chinese-American actress Joan Chen, television presenter Yue-Sai Kan and fashion designer Vera Wang.