China said that it would be issuing "health certificates" that could allow for international travel amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

"We will introduce an international health certificate... and launch the Chinese version of an international electronic health travel document," Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said.

The certificate will allow for the verification of nucleic acid tests and vaccination records.

Mr. Wang did not specify which countries would be included and whether travelers holding the document would still have to undergo quarantine upon entering China.

He also touched on non-Covid-19 issues and struck a tough line even as he outlined where the world's two biggest economies could work together.