Washington, Oct. 28 -- China's foreign minister Wang Yi kicked off his Washington DC visit on Thursday by calling for a "comprehensive" and "in-depth" dialogue between the US and China to reduce misunderstanding and misjudgment and expand common ground.

For its part, the US State Department has said that Wang's visit is a part of the effort to maintain open lines of communication and "responsibly manage" US-China ties, while reiterating that US will continue to stand for its interests and values and that of its allies and partners.

Wang was speaking to reporters before a meeting with the Secretary of State Antony J Blinken at the historic State Department building in the US capital. His visit comes in the backdrop of enhanced engagement b...