Xi meets Schumer and his delegation in Beijing

Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday that China-US ties would impact the "destiny of mankind", as he met with a group of US senators in Beijing.

In the meeting with Schumer, Xi said "How China and the United States get along with each other in the face of a world of change and turmoil will determine the future and destiny of mankind," at Beijing's Great Hall of the People, adding China-US ties are "the most important bilateral relationship in the world".

Schumer, in turn, told Xi that "our countries, together, will shape this century". Earlier China's top diplomat Wang Yi said he hoped Washington and Beijing could manage their differences more rationally.

And President Joe Biden on Friday said he may meet Xi in San Francisco in November, but added that nothing has been scheduled yet. Wang is expected to visit Washington ahead of the APEC summit.