Xinhua News Agency commentator: Grasping the correct direction for the development of China US relations

Beijing, November 7th (Xinhua) -- Title: Grasping the Correct Direction of the Development of China US Relations

Xinhua News Agency commentator

On November 7th, President Xi Jinping sent a telegram to Donald Trump congratulating him on his election as the President of the United States. The course of China US relations is of great concern to the two peoples and the international community. The world today requires an overall stable relationship between China and the United States. Whether China and the United States can coexist correctly is a question of the century that must be answered well, as it concerns the future and destiny of humanity. As President Xi Jinping pointed out, history shows us that cooperation between China and the United States benefits both sides, while confrontation harms both. A stable, healthy, and sustainable relationship between China and the United States is in line with the common interests of both countries and the expectations of the international community.

China and the United States are permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and the world's two largest economies, and their relationship is one of the most important bilateral relationships in the world. The characteristics of the era such as multipolarity, economic globalization, social informatization, and cultural diversity make the development of Sino US relations more widely significant and influential. The relationship between China and the United States not only concerns the well-being of the two peoples, but also directly affects the prosperity of the global economy, politics, society, culture, and other aspects. It is a key variable for world peace and development. The profound evolution of the current century long changes in the world, the intertwined international situation, the interdependence of human society, and the interdependence of blessings and misfortunes, all countries are interdependent. We should gather the greatest consensus to achieve win-win and multi win outcomes. This is the fundamental starting point for China to view the world and the relationship between China and the United States. A great power should have the appearance of a great power, the mindset and responsibility of a great power. As two great powers, China and the United States should take responsibility for world peace, create opportunities for the development of all countries, provide public goods for the world, play a positive role in world unity, and become a stable source of world peace and a driving force for common development. The international community generally believes that the relationship between China and the United States is crucial to the world, and neither side can tackle global challenges alone. Only by working together can the two countries do better.

The relationship between China and the United States is not a multiple-choice question about whether to do well, but a necessary question about how to do well. The two major powers, China and the United States, cannot avoid dealing with each other. It is unrealistic to change each other's ideas, and the consequences of conflict and confrontation are unbearable for anyone. It is an objective reality that China and the United States have different historical cultures, social systems, and development paths. However, as long as both sides adhere to mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation, they can completely overcome their differences and find the right way for the two major powers to coexist. This is not only a summary of the experience and lessons learned from over half a century of Sino US relations, but also a grasp of the laws of major power exchanges. Specifically, mutual respect is a prerequisite, as the social and political systems of the two countries are different. Only by respecting and recognizing differences can bilateral exchanges be sustainable; Peaceful coexistence is the bottom line, and the consequences of conflict and confrontation between two major countries like China and the United States are unimaginable; Win win cooperation is the goal, and the complementarity between the economies of China and the United States far outweighs competition. The essence of China US economic and trade cooperation is mutual benefit and win-win. By joining hands, China and the United States can accomplish many great things that are beneficial to both countries and the world. American intellectuals also believe that having a more constructive relationship between the United States and China is in the interest of everyone, and that improving the relationship between the two countries should be the only direction for its development.

China does not engage in so-called "big country competition", and its strategic intention is open and aboveboard. That is to take Chinese path to modernization to comprehensively promote the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, continue to realize the people's aspiration for a better life as the starting point, unswervingly carry out reform and opening up, and promote the construction of an open world economy. China has maintained a high degree of continuity and stability in its policy towards the United States. It has always considered and planned China US relations against the backdrop of the accelerated evolution of the century old changes in the world. The ultimate goal of maintaining China US relations is to improve the well-being of the two peoples and demonstrate the responsibility of a major country to promote the building of a common destiny for mankind. Both sides should have a correct view of each other's internal and external policies and strategic intentions, and establish a tone of dialogue rather than confrontation, win-win rather than zero sum communication. The relationship between China and the United States should not be a zero sum game where you lose and I win, and you rise and fall. Success for both China and the United States is an opportunity rather than a challenge for each other. The vast earth fully accommodates the development and common prosperity of China and the United States. Differences and contradictions are inevitable, but as long as dialogue and communication are strengthened, differences are properly managed, and mutually beneficial cooperation is expanded, negative factors will be reduced and positive factors will accumulate, and the space for positive interaction in Sino US relations will become larger and larger.

The development of China US relations has never been smooth sailing, and there are still many risks and challenges that need to be addressed together. Looking towards the future, we hope that the United States and China will move in the same direction, view China and its development with a positive and rational attitude, view each other's development as an opportunity rather than a challenge, and make the two countries a help rather than a hindrance to each other's development. Together, we can find a new path of correct coexistence between China and the United States in the new era, benefiting both countries and the world.