BEIJING — Chinese and U.S. leaders sought Friday to stabilize their contentious relationship, but Secretary of State Antony Blinken said as he left that there had been no promises on the top U.S. priority of cutting support for Russia’s defense industry.
Officials on both sides were frank about their differences as they sat for a marathon of meetings that amounted to nearly six hours between Blinken and China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi. But they also expressed optimism that their conversations were slowly building trust that was leading to improvements in a few areas.
"(Via interpreter) Mr. Secretary of State, welcome back to China. This year marked the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and the United States. Over the past 45 years, the relationship has gone through (inaudible) and just a number of important inspirations to offer. China and the United States should be partners rather than rivals. The two countries should help each other succeed rather than hurt each other, seek common ground and reserve differences rather than engage in vicious competition, and honor words with actions rather than say one thing but do the opposite."President XI JINPING Said.
" l proposed mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and willing cooperation to be the three overarching principles. They are both lessons learned from the past and the guide for the future. At present, transformation not seen in a century is unfolding in a profound way, and the international situation is fluid and turbulent. It is the shared desire of both the two peoples and the international community to see China and the U.S. strengthen dialogue, manage differences, and advance cocooperation
"I’ve said many times before that the planet is big enough to accommodate the common development and respective prosperity of China and the U.S. China is happy to see the confident, open, prosperous, and thriving United States. We hope the U.S. can also look at China’s development in a positive light. This is a fundamental issue that must be addressed, just like the first button of a shirt that must be put right in order for the China-U.S. relationship to truly stabilize, improve, and move forward." He Boldly said.
"Mr. President, thank you very much. Thank you for receiving us today. It’s very good to be back in Beijing. President Biden asked me to return here to follow up on the important agenda that you both set in San Francisco to seek to deepen areas of cooperation as well as to manage responsibly the differences that we have. And I think we’ve seen progress in these areas of cooperation, particularly restoring military-to-military communications, on counternarcotics, on thinking together about the future of artificial intelligence, and working to strengthen our people-to-people ties".
" We are committed to maintaining and strengthening the lines of communication between us to advance that agenda and, again, to deal responsibly with our differences so that we avoid any miscommunications, any misperceptions, any miscalculations".USA Secretary of State Hon. Blinken incredibly said.
"Initially,l had a very good day in Shanghai. I had the opportunity to spend time with the Party Secretary Chen as well as to visit with Chinese and American students who were studying together at the NYU Shanghai campus, and to talk to our business community all about ways to deepen the ties between us."
"Today I had very extensive and I think very candid and constructive exchanges with Director Wang Yi, where we covered the many bilateral, regional, and global issues that we have to contend with. And I also appreciated the opportunity to see Councilor Wang Xiaohong to look at the cooperation that we’re developing on counternarcotics – something that you and President Biden agreed was vital".
Secretary of State Hon. Blinken further said in his statement; in all of these areas, again, we are committed to responsibly managing the relationship. "I very much appreciate the opportunity to speak to you today and to carry forward the discussion".
