Chinese President Xi Jinping announced Beijing’s readiness to work together with Washington to address important international and regional problems. This is stated in a letter read out by the Chinese Ambassador to the United States Qin Gang at a reception by the National Committee on US-China Relations.
“China is ready, on the basis of the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and mutually beneficial cooperation, to strengthen contacts and cooperation with the United States in various fields, jointly solve important international and regional problems, and respond to global challenges, while properly overcoming differences in order to facilitate the return of Chinese -American relations on the right path of healthy and sustainable development”, – the website of the Chinese Embassy in Washington quotes the message of the head of state.
According to Xi Jinping, relations between China and the United States have become one of the most important in the world and are now at a critical historical stage. Both countries will benefit from cooperation, and confrontation will only harm them, the President of the PRC stressed.
“Cooperation is the only right choice,” he concluded.
In recent years, relations between the United States and China have worsened – the American authorities have repeatedly named China as one of the main threats, and there is actually a trade war between the countries. The Taiwan issue also adds tension – although the United States adheres to the “one China principle,” it continues to support Taiwan militarily.