What did US President Joe Biden say during his virtual meeting with President Xi Jinping today?
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The US-China relationship is the most important bilateral relations in the world. As two major countries, the US and China have a responsibility to the world as well as to our people.
The two sides need to have open and candid dialogues to enhance understanding of each other’s intentions, and make sure that competition between the two countries is fair and healthy and does not veer into conflict.
President Biden echoed President Xi’s comment that history is a fair judge, and that they should make the relationship work and not mess it up.
China has been a major power since 5,000 years ago. The US does not seek to change China’s system, the revitalization of its alliances is not anti-China, and the US has no intention to have a conflict with China.
Biden reaffirmed the US government’s long-standing one-China policy, stated that the US does not support “Taiwan independence”, and expressed the hope for peace and stability to be maintained in the Taiwan Strait.
The US is willing to work with China on the basis of mutual respect and peaceful coexistence, increase communication, reduce misperception, and handle differences constructively.
The US and China need to work more closely in areas where their interests align, respond to global challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change, and deliver better lives to the two peoples.
We should encourage the younger generation to interact more and be more exposed to each other’s culture, which will help make the world a better place.
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