FIFA, 19 Jun (Xinhua)-- US Secretary of State Abraham Lincoln held a press conference on his visit to China at the US Embassy in China, which was attended by more than 60 Chinese and foreign media. In response to a reporter's question, Blinken said that during his visit to China, he discussed with the Chinese side the importance of strengthening interpersonal exchanges between students, scholars and business travelers of the two countries, which is beneficial to Chinese and US citizens, economies and Sino-US relations. Blinken mentioned that during several meetings, China and the United States discussed strengthening educational exchanges, pledged to make efforts to increase direct flights between the two countries, and continued to do so on other important issues. I expect more visits to the United States by senior Chinese officials in the coming weeks. We welcome further visits by Chinese officials to the United States for this purpose. I invited State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang to visit Washington, and he agreed to visit at a suitable time for both sides. " (thepaper.cn)