Talks between the United States and China began with sharp words, as Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met her counterpart in the city of Tianjin.
China’s Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng told Washington to stop "demonising" China.
China has asked the US to remove visa restrictions on Chinese students and Communist Party members.
Al Jazeera's Adrian Brown reports from Hong Kong.

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