Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has called for China and the United States to find the right way to get along in the new era. During a phone call on Friday with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, made at Rubio's request, Wang emphasized the importance of implementing the recent agreements reached by the leaders of both countries.
Wang Yi, who is also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, highlighted an important phone call between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump that took place last Friday. During that conversation, the two leaders reached a series of common understandings on the future of China-U.S. relations.
\"The development of China-U.S. relations has come to a new important juncture,\" Wang stated. He noted that President Xi comprehensively elaborated on China's policy toward the United States, and President Trump responded positively, expressing his desire to maintain good relations with President Xi. Trump emphasized that the United States and China working together can solve many global problems.
\"The two heads of state have pointed out the direction and set the tone for China-U.S. relations,\" Wang said. He urged both nations to implement the leaders' important common understandings, maintain communication, manage differences, and expand cooperation based on the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation. This approach, he said, would promote the steady, sound, and sustainable development of China-U.S. relations and help find the right way for the two countries to get along in the new era.
Addressing the Taiwan question, Wang Yi reiterated China's principled position and urged the U.S. to handle the matter prudently. \"Taiwan has been part of China's territory since ancient times. We will never allow Taiwan to be split from China,\" he emphasized. Wang called on the United States to abide by the one-China policy as outlined in the three China-U.S. joint communiques and cautioned against reneging on these commitments.
Wang Yi also spoke about China's development goals. \"The leadership of the CPC is the choice of the Chinese people, and China's development has a clear historical logic and is driven by strong internal dynamism,\" he said. \"Our goal is to deliver a better life for the people and make more contributions to the world. We have no intention of surpassing or replacing anyone, but we must defend our legitimate right to development.\"
In response, U.S. Secretary of State Rubio acknowledged that the United States and China are two great countries, stating that the U.S.-China relationship is the most important bilateral relationship in the 21st century and will determine the future of the world. \"The United States hopes to have candid communication with China, resolve differences, manage the bilateral relationship in a mature and prudent manner, and work together to address global challenges and maintain peace and stability in the world,\" Rubio said.
Regarding the Taiwan question, Rubio stated that the United States does not support \"Taiwan independence\" and hopes that the issue can be resolved peacefully in a manner acceptable to both sides of the Taiwan Straits.
Concluding the conversation, Wang Yi remarked, \"Big countries should act in a manner befitting their status, shoulder their due international responsibilities, maintain world peace, and help countries realize common development. I hope you will act accordingly and play a constructive role for the future of the people of China and the United States, as well as for the peace and stability of the world.\"
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Wang Yi urges China, U.S. to find right way to get along in new era
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