"China's reaction reflected its confidence in the stability of China-US relations, its patience for Trump to get a better understanding of China policy, as well as its determination to defend the bottom line of the bilateral relationship," Dong said.

Also on Monday, former US secretaries of state Madeleine Albright and Henry Kissinger expressed their support for the one-China policy.

"I have been impressed by the calm reaction of the Chinese leadership," Kissinger told a program hosted by the National Committee on US-China Relations at the China-US SkyClub in New York on Monday night.

Kissinger recalled that Bill Clinton also tried to deviate from the established China policy at the beginning of his presidency. "But in two years' time, he found that the policy reflected the common interests of both sides."

Kissinger and Albright said the battle against terrorism could provide a bridge for improved relations between China and the US. The sharing of information in fighting and preventing terrorism provides an ideal stage for cooperation, they said.

Zhao Huanxin and Mo Jingxi in Beijing contributed to this story.

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