On November 15, local time, President Xi Jinping held a China-U.S. Presidential Meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden at the Philori Estate in San Francisco, the United States.The two heads of state had a candid and in-depth exchange of views on strategic, overall and directional issues related to China-US relations as well as major issues related to world peace and development.
Xi Jinping pointed out that the world today is undergoing major changes unseen in a century, and China and the United States have two options: one is to strengthen unity and cooperation, work together to address global challenges, and promote world security and prosperity.The other is to adopt a zero-sum mentality, provoke conflict between camps, and lead the world to turmoil and division.The two choices represent two directions that will determine the future of mankind and the future of the earth.As the most important bilateral relationship in the world, China-US relations must be considered and planned within this context.It is impossible for China and the United States not to interact with each other. It is unrealistic to try to change each other. No one can bear the consequences of conflict and confrontation.Great power competition cannot solve the problems facing China, the United States and the world.This earth can accommodate China and the United States.China and the United States' respective successes are opportunities for each other.Xi Jinping profoundly explained the essential characteristics and connotation of Chinese-style modernization, as well as China’s development prospects and strategic intentions.Xi Jinping pointed out that China's development has its own logic and laws. China is comprehensively promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization. China will not follow the old path of colonial plunder, nor will it follow the crooked path of hegemony when a strong country becomes stronger, nor will it export ideology. , and does not engage in ideological confrontation with any country.China has no plans to surpass or replac the United States, and the United States should not have any plans to suppress or contain China.
Xi Jinping pointed out that mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation are not only the experience extracted from the 50 years of Sino-US relations, but also the inspiration brought by the conflicts between major powers in history. They should be the direction for China and the United States to work together.As long as both sides adhere to mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation, they can transcend differences and find a way for the two major countries to get along correctly.During the Bali meeting last year, the United States stated that it did not seek to change China's system, did not seek a "new Cold War," did not seek to strengthen alliances against China, did not support "Taiwan independence," and had no intention of conflict with China.At this meeting in San Francisco, China and the United States should have a new vision and work together to build the five pillars of Sino-US relations.The first is to jointly establish a correct understanding.China has always been committed to building a stable, healthy and sustainable Sino-US relationship.At the same time, China has interests that must be safeguarded, principles that must be defended, and bottom lines that must be adhered to.We hope that the two countries can be partners, respect each other and coexist peacefully.The second is to jointly and effectively manage differences.We must not let differences become a chasm between the two countries, but must find ways to build bridges that meet each other halfway.Both sides should understand each other's bottom line of principles, not toss around, stir up trouble, or cross boundaries, communicate more, have more dialogues, and discuss more, and handle differences and accidents calmly.The third is to jointly promote mutually beneficial cooperation.China and the United States share extensive common interests in many fields, including traditional fields such as economy, trade, and agriculture, as well as emerging fields such as climate change and artificial intelligence.Both sides should make full use of the mechanisms restored or established in the fields of diplomacy, economy, finance, commerce, agriculture and other fields to carry out cooperation in drug control, judicial law enforcement, artificial intelligence, science and technology and other fields.Fourth, we must jointly shoulder the responsibilities of major powers.Solving the troubles facing human society cannot be achieved without cooperation among major countries.China and the United States should set an example, strengthen coordination and cooperation on international and regional issues, and provide more public goods to the world.The initiatives put forward by both sides should be open to each other and can be coordinated and connected to form synergy.Fifth, jointly promote people-to-people and cultural exchanges.It is necessary to increase direct flights between the two countries, promote tourism cooperation, expand local exchanges, strengthen educational cooperation, and encourage and support more exchanges and communication between the two peoples.
The two heads of state agreed to promote and strengthen dialogue and cooperation between China and the United States in various fields, including: establishing an intergovernmental dialogue on artificial intelligence; establishing a Sino-US anti-drug cooperation working group to carry out anti-drug cooperation; restoring high-level communication between the two militaries on the basis of equality and respect, and resuming Sino-US defense cooperation. Ministry of Foreign Affairs work meeting, China-U.S. Maritime Military Security Consultation Mechanism meeting, and China-U.S. military theater leadership calls; agreed to further significantly increase flights early next year; expand exchanges in education, international students, youth, culture, sports, and business circles, etc.The two heads of state emphasized the importance of China and the United States jointly accelerating efforts to respond to the climate crisis in the current critical decade, and welcomed the recent active discussions held by the two climate envoys, including: domestic emission reduction actions in the 2020s, jointly promoting the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai (COP28) ) successfully launched the China-U.S. “Working Group on Strengthening Climate Action in the 2120s” to accelerate specific climate actions.
