The United States should stop trying to contain and suppress China and avoid creating obstacles to the relationship between the two countries, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his US counterpart on Monday.

Wang also said in a Monday phone call with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that export controls that Washington imposed on China severely damaged its legitimate rights and must be rectified, according to a statement from the Foreign Ministry.

On the call, Blinken also discussed Russia's war against Ukraine and the threats it poses to global security and economic stability, the US Department of State said in a separate statement.

Blinken also stressed the need to responsibly manage US-China relations, according to the statement.

Last week, President Xi Jinping said Beijing was willing to work with Washington to find ways to get along to the benefit of both, while US President Joe Biden said the United States did not seek conflict with China.

The remarks come ahead of the G20 Summit in Bali next month in which both leaders could potentially meet on the sidelines. (Reuters)