Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit, Xie Feng: US-China Must Fasten the 'First Button Well'
Ahead of the US-China summit, Chinese Ambassador to the US Xie Feng, in an article in People's Daily, emphasized that the direction of US-China relations must 'fasten the first button well.' He articulated China's 'four red lines,' including the Taiwan issue, and called for dialogue and cooperation.
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(Central News Agency, Taipei, May 14) Ahead of the highly anticipated Trump-Xi summit, People's Daily today published an article by Chinese Ambassador to the US Xie Feng. Xie Feng stated that whether China and the US are partners or rivals is a directional issue determining the development of both sides, and they must 'fasten the first button well.'
People's Daily today carried Xie Feng's article "Efforts to Explore the Right Way for China-US Relations in the New Era" on its third page. Xie Feng said that Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold a meeting with visiting US President Donald Trump during his state visit, and the development history of China-US diplomatic relations has repeatedly proven that China and the US cannot avoid engaging with each other.
He wrote in the article that both China and the US should establish a correct understanding, stating that viewing each other from the narrow perspective of zero-sum game makes everything a 'life-and-death struggle,' while viewing each other from the broad perspective of a community with a shared future reveals opportunities for cooperation everywhere.
Xie Feng stated that differences must be properly managed. Due to different national conditions between China and the US, differences are inevitable, but the key is to respect each other's core interests and major concerns. At the same time, China has 'legitimate rights and interests that must be safeguarded, and principled bottom lines that must be upheld.'
Xie Feng emphasized that Taiwan, democracy and human rights, the political system, and development rights are China's four red lines, and China's sovereignty, security, and development interests are inviolable.
He said that China demands that the US abide by the One China principle and the three Sino-US joint communiqués through concrete actions, cease illegal and unreasonable containment and suppression against China in economic, trade, scientific, and technological fields, and stop discriminatory measures such as unwarranted interrogations, harassment, and repatriation of Chinese students, scholars, and other personnel visiting the US, thereby removing obstacles to the development of bilateral relations.
Xie Feng then stated that both sides should conduct cooperation in a wide range of areas, including diplomacy, economy and trade, law enforcement, military-to-military relations, science and technology, artificial intelligence, public health, and cultural exchanges.
He stated that head-of-state diplomacy has always been the 'compass' and 'stabilizer' of China-US relations. This year is a significant year for China-US relations, and he hopes that under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, not only will China-US relations move steadily and far this year, but also that they will explore the right way for China and the US to coexist respectfully, peacefully, and cooperatively in the new era. (Editors: Lu Jia-rong / Chou Hui-ying) 1150514
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(Central News Agency, Taipei, May 14) Ahead of the highly anticipated Trump-Xi summit, People's Daily today published an article by Chinese Ambassador to the US Xie Feng. Xie Feng stated that whether China and the US are partners or rivals is a directional issue determining the development of both sides, and they must 'fasten the first button well.'
People's Daily today carried Xie Feng's article "Efforts to Explore the Right Way for China-US Relations in the New Era" on its third page. Xie Feng said that Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold a meeting with visiting US President Donald Trump during his state visit, and the development history of China-US diplomatic relations has repeatedly proven that China and the US cannot avoid engaging with each other.
He wrote in the article that both China and the US should establish a correct understanding, stating that viewing each other from the narrow perspective of zero-sum game makes everything a 'life-and-death struggle,' while viewing each other from the broad perspective of a community with a shared future reveals opportunities for cooperation everywhere.
Xie Feng stated that differences must be properly managed. Due to different national conditions between China and the US, differences are inevitable, but the key is to respect each other's core interests and major concerns. At the same time, China has 'legitimate rights and interests that must be safeguarded, and principled bottom lines that must be upheld.'
Xie Feng emphasized that Taiwan, democracy and human rights, the political system, and development rights are China's four red lines, and China's sovereignty, security, and development interests are inviolable.
He said that China demands that the US abide by the One China principle and the three Sino-US joint communiqués through concrete actions, cease illegal and unreasonable containment and suppression against China in economic, trade, scientific, and technological fields, and stop discriminatory measures such as unwarranted interrogations, harassment, and repatriation of Chinese students, scholars, and other personnel visiting the US, thereby removing obstacles to the development of bilateral relations.
Xie Feng then stated that both sides should conduct cooperation in a wide range of areas, including diplomacy, economy and trade, law enforcement, military-to-military relations, science and technology, artificial intelligence, public health, and cultural exchanges.
He stated that head-of-state diplomacy has always been the 'compass' and 'stabilizer' of China-US relations. This year is a significant year for China-US relations, and he hopes that under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, not only will China-US relations move steadily and far this year, but also that they will explore the right way for China and the US to coexist respectfully, peacefully, and cooperatively in the new era. (Editors: Lu Jia-rong / Chou Hui-ying) 1150514
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