At the Harvard Kennedy School China Conference 2024, Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng called on the U.S. to work collaboratively with China to find a right way to get along in the new era, based on the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation.
Delivering a speech titled “Chinese Modernization, a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind and China-U.S. Relations,” Xie emphasized the importance of a stable relationship between the two nations amid global turbulence.
“The world is again at a crossroads,” Xie stated. “All countries are in the same boat. Amidst the raging torrents, we need to pull together, not pull apart. China’s choice is clear and firm: At home, we will focus on achieving Chinese modernization. Internationally, we will forge a community with a shared future for mankind.”
He highlighted that a peaceful international environment is essential for pursuing both Chinese modernization and building a shared future, underscoring that the China-U.S. relationship is vital in this endeavor.
“At present, we are facing grave challenges in China-U.S. relations,” Xie noted. “Whether the younger generation can continue to enjoy the eight-decade-long peace and development as their parents did largely depends on whether China and the United States can find a right way to get along in the new era.”
Xie articulated five key points to boost China-U.S. relations: developing the right perception of each other, managing disagreements effectively, advancing mutually beneficial cooperation, shouldering responsibilities as major countries, and promoting people-to-people exchanges.
He expressed China’s readiness to work with the U.S. to implement the important consensus reached between the two heads of state, turn the “San Francisco vision” into reality, and steer the relationship towards sound, stable, and sustainable development.
“China-U.S. relations cannot go back to the old days, but the two countries can jointly usher in a brighter future for the relationship,” Xie said, emphasizing that hope lies in the youth, who possess vitality, creativity, and the will to act.
The ambassador encouraged American youth to visit China to experience its dynamism firsthand, contribute wisdom to fostering better relations, and actively promote exchanges and cooperation to create a future of lasting peace and prosperity.
The conference, themed “Rebuilding Trust in Turbulent Times,” was attended by over 300 participants, including representatives from political, business, and academic communities of both countries, as well as faculty members and students from Harvard University.
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