"Sino-U.S. relations are still facing severe challenges, and there is still a long way to go to stabilize and improve relations. The most important thing is to find the right way for China and the United States to get along in the new era," Xie said in remarks during a video speech for the China-U.S. Forum in Hong Kong on Thursday.

(Reporting by Bernard Orr and Shanghai newsroom; Editing by Chris Reese)