Ahead of Trump-Xi Meeting, Chinese Official Video Calls for "Peaceful Coexistence" with US

Central News Agency (CNA)

(Taipei, May 11, CNA) After the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced US President Trump's visit to China from May 13 to 15 this morning, it released a bilingual (Chinese/English) short film in the afternoon with the theme "Peaceful Coexistence." The content claims that "China and the US cannot change each other, but they can change the way they interact," and "The Earth is only so big, it cannot accommodate confrontation between China and the US." This sends a strong message to the United States.

The short film, produced by the Office of the Spokesperson of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, begins by asking and answering its own question, asserting that China and the United States, as "the two most influential countries and the two largest economies in the world," how they get along not only affects all parties but also the entire globe. Is it conflict and confrontation, mutually consuming, or treating each other with sincerity and trust? The answer, "in fact, is already self-evident—peaceful coexistence."

The video also reviews the deeds of the American "Flying Tigers," the "Ping-Pong Diplomacy" of the early 1970s, and claims that they "jointly fought terrorism and responded to financial crises," stating that "a strong alliance between China and the US is positive energy for the world." At the same time, citing the scale of US-China trade and 80,000 US companies investing in China, it points out that "China and the US achieving each other and prospering together is a tangible reality."

The short film declares that people in both China and the US desire peace and pursue happiness, and their joys and sorrows are no different. "China and the US cannot change each other, but they can change the way they interact," which means "upholding mutual respect, maintaining the bottom line of peaceful coexistence, and striving for a win-win future of cooperation."

Finally, the short film asserts, "The Earth is only so big, it cannot accommodate confrontation between China and the US; the Pacific Ocean is wide enough to accommodate the beauty of both China and the US." China and the US "will continue to coexist peacefully on this planet for a long time. An open and proactive China is here, hoping that the US will meet it halfway." (Editors: Chiu Kuo-chiang / Tang Pei-chun) 1150511

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