Beijing (TDI): China and the United States should find the right way to get along in the new era, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday.
Wang said Chinese President Xi Jinping held an important phone call with US President Donald Trump last Friday and reached a series of consensus.
He said that the development of the China-US ties has ushered in a new important node.
Xi comprehensively expounded China’s policy to the US, and Trump responded positively, expressing his hopes to maintain good ties with Xi and emphasizing that US-China cooperation can solve many problems in the world, Wang said.
The two heads of state have pointed out the direction and set the tone for bilateral ties, said Wang.
The teams of both sides should follow through on the important consensus reached by the two leaders, maintain communication, control differences, expand collaboration based on the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation, advance the stable, healthy and sustainable development of China-US ties, and find the right way for Washington and Beijing to get along in the new era, he said.
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Wang said that the Communist Party of China’s (CPC) leadership is the choice of the Chinese people.
China’s development has a clear historical logic and a strong innate driving force, he said, emphasizing China’s goal is to deliver a better life to the people and make greater contributions to the world.
China has no intention to overtake or replace any country, but must protect its legitimate rights to development, he said.
Taiwan Question
Elaborating on China’s principle and position on the Taiwan question, Wang asked the US to handle it with caution.
Wang said that Taiwan has been an integral part of China’s territory since ancient times.
He emphasized that China will never allow Taiwan to be separated from the motherland.
He added that the US made solemn commitments to the one-China policy in the three China-U.S. joint communiques and should not go back on its word.
For his part, Rubio said that the US and China are two great countries.
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The US-China ties are the most important bilateral relationship of the 21st century and will shape the future of the world, he said.
Washington is willing to engage in candid communication with Beijing, resolve differences properly, manage bilateral ties in a mature and cautious way, jointly address international challenges and maintain world peace and stability, he said.
Rubio said the US does not support “Taiwan independence” and hopes the Taiwan question can be resolved by peaceful ways which are acceptable to both sides of the Taiwan Strait.
