Las Vegas, January 9 (People's Daily Online) -- Atlanta: On January 9, Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng was invited to deliver a speech at the Carter Center to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States. Xie Feng said that the only correct way for China and the United States to get along is mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation.
Xie Feng said that on January 1 this year, President and Biden exchanged congratulatory letters, speaking highly of the historical significance of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States, fully affirming the historic achievements of China-US relations over the past 45 years, and expressing a positive attitude of jointly leading China-US relations to continue to develop. Over the past 45 years, China-US relations have grown into the most important bilateral relationship in the world today, which has not only enhanced the well-being of the two peoples, but also promoted peace, stability and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region and the world at large. Looking back over the past 45 years, the most fundamental experience is that cooperation between China and the United States will benefit both sides, and that cooperation is the only right choice for both sides. The broadest consensus is that China-US relations can only be good, not bad, and this is also the common expectation of the international community. The only correct way to get along is mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation.
Xie Feng pointed out that at present, Sino-US relations are once again standing at a new historical starting point. Let us stay true to our original aspirations, grasp the general trend, show foresight and courage, show a sense of responsibility and creativity, start from San Francisco, start from concrete things bit by bit, implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state to the letter, let the "San Francisco Vision" shine into reality, and continue to write the success story of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation between China and the United States.
Xie Feng said: First, it is necessary to abandon the Cold War mentality and establish a correct mutual understanding. To be a rival or a partner is a fundamental issue. If we insist on regarding the other side as the biggest competitor, a looming threat, and the target of containment and suppression, it will be difficult for bilateral relations to truly improve and stabilize. Second, we must manage contradictions and differences and grasp the correct direction of China-US relations. China-US relations have always been built on the basis of acknowledging each other's differences and respecting each other's core interests. Third, we should focus on common interests and make dialogue and cooperation the main keynote. Common interests are the driving force for China and the United States to reopen the door to exchanges, and they are also the driving force for the bilateral relationship to move forward. Fourth, it is necessary to remove roadblocks and promote a new upsurge of people-to-people exchanges. The more difficult it is, the more we need to enhance people-to-people communication, and the more ordinary people need to cheer for China-US relations.
In his speech, Xie Feng stressed that the Taiwan issue is the most important and sensitive issue in Sino-US relations. No one cherishes peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait more than China, but "China is incompatible with peace in the Taiwan Strait, and there is no room for compromise with those elements who have forgotten their ancestors and do not recognize themselves as Chinese." The US side should abide by the one-China principle and the provisions of the three China-US joint communiqués with concrete actions, put into practice the US leader's statement that it does not support the "Taiwan issue" and does not seek to use the Taiwan issue as a tool to contain China, and work with China to safeguard peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait and the overall situation of China-US relations.
The seminar was jointly organized by the Carter Center, the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, the U.S.-China National Committee and the Center for American Studies at Fudan University, with speeches by CEO Alexander of the Carter Center, U.S. Ambassador to China Burns, U.S.-China Relations National Committee Ollens, and Chairman of the U.S.-China National Committee Allen, and more than 300 people from all walks of life such as China and the United States strategy, academia, business, and local governments attended the seminar.