China's foreign minister, Wang Yi, dismissed the notion that his country's proposals including the Asia Security concept and the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) are geared to squeeze the United States outside Asia.
"We always believe that Asia should be an open and inclusive Asia," Wang said. "The US is an important country in the Asia-Pacific region, and we welcome the positive and constructive role of the US in Asia- Pacific affairs."
Wang made the remarks when answering a journalist's question with regard to the view that the recent Chinese proposals including the AIIB are geared to challenge the position and role of the US in the Asia-Pacific region and squeeze the United States outside Asia, following his talks with the visiting US secretary of state, John Kerry.
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