Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday he hopes the incoming Trump administration would "make the right choice" and work with Beijing, hours after Donald Trump told reporters the Covid-19 pandemic had strained his relationship with "friend" President Xi Jinping.

"We hope the new US administration will make the right choice and work with China in a mutually-beneficial manner to remove disruptions and overcome obstacles," the foreign minister told a forum in Beijing.

He said the two countries can achieve "many great things" if they work together.

Wang also warned against "crude interference" by the US on the issue of Taiwan.

"We had a very good relationship until Covid," Trump told reporters gathered at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Monday when asked whether Xi would attend his inauguration.

"Covid didn't end the relationship, but it was a bridge too far for me."

Trump has invited Xi and other world leaders to attend his inauguration next month. (Reuters/AFP)