President Xi Jinping meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Beijing on April 26, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]

President Xi Jinping urged the United States to look at China's development positively during a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Beijing on Friday.

Xi said that the planet is big enough to accommodate the common development and respective prosperity of China and the US.

"China is happy to see a confident, open, prosperous and thriving United States. We hope the US can also look at China's development in a positive light," he said.

"This is a fundamental issue that must be addressed, just like the first button of a shirt that must be put right, in order for the China-US relationship to truly stabilize, improve and move forward."

The president emphasized that it is the shared desire of both the two peoples and the international community to see China and the US strengthen dialogue, manage differences and advance cooperation.

"China and the United States should be partners rather than rivals; help each other succeed rather than hurt each other; seek common ground and reserve differences, rather than engage in vicious competition; and honor words with actions, rather than say one thing but do the opposite," he added.