On the evening of June 19, 2023, Director-General of the Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs of the Foreign Ministry Yang Tao briefed Chinese and foreign media on U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to China. Yang Tao expounded on the five common understandings reached between China and the United sides.

First, both sides agreed to jointly implement the important common understandings reached between the two presidents in Bali, effectively manage differences, and advance dialogue, exchanges and cooperation.

Second, both sides agreed to maintain high-level interactions. Secretary of State Blinken invited State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang to visit the United States, and Qin Gang expressed his readiness to make the visit at a mutually convenient time.

Third, both sides agreed to continue advancing the consultations on the guiding principles of China-U.S. relations.

Fourth, both sides agreed to continue advancing the consultations of the China-U.S. joint working group to address specific issues in China-U.S. relations.

Fifth, both sides agreed to encourage more people-to-people and educational exchanges, and have positive discussions on increasing passenger flights between the two sides. Both sides welcomed more mutual visits by students, scholars and business people from each other's countries, and agreed to provide support and facilitation to this end.