By calling on the United States and China to take more measures to deepen mutual trust, reduce doubt and boost cooperation, President Xi Jinping conveyed China's sincere wish to see better bilateral relations when he met with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Beijing on Sunday.

The same message was passed on by Premier Li Keqiang to Kerry on Saturday.

This has been China's long-standing and consistent policy. But some US politicians have responded differently by trying to interfere in China's disputes with some of its neighbors in the South China Sea. A recent report said the US is mulling sending military vessels and planes to within 12 nautical miles of the islands where China is carrying out construction. Some earlier reports even said Kerry would visit Beijing to express US' concern over China's activities in the South China Sea.