Presidents agree leading role of head-of-state diplomacy
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CHINESE President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump have agreed to maintain the strategic leading role of head-of-state diplomacy in developing bilateral relations.
“Both sides should draw the future roadmap for the development of China-US ties, and increase trust and defuse doubts on major and sensitive issues in line with the goal set by the heads of state,” Xi said during the two leaders’ talks in Beijing yesterday.
Trump also pledged to maintain close communication with Xi and promote the development of bilateral ties and cooperation on international affairs.
“We believe Sino-US relations concern not only the well-being of both peoples, but also world peace, prosperity and stability,” Xi said during the talks.
Both agreed that cooperation is the “only correct choice” for China and the United States, and a better future would only be achieved through win-win cooperation.
Xi noted that Sino-US relations are “at a new historic starting point” and China is willing to work together with the US to respect each other, seek mutual benefit and reciprocity, focus on cooperation, and manage and control differences.
Trump said the two countries have a great relationship and their cooperation accords with the fundamental interests of both and is crucial to resolving world problems.
Xi stressed that diplomacy and security concern the overall development of bilateral ties and strategic mutual trust.
The Taiwan issue is the most important and most sensitive issue at the core of Sino-US ties, which concerns the political foundation of bilateral relations, Xi said.
He urged the US to continue to abide by the one-China principle to prevent disturbance to Sino-US ties.
Military relations should serve as a stabilizing factor in China-US ties. “The Pacific Ocean is vast enough to accommodate both countries,” Xi said.
Stating that the common interests of China and the US in the Asia-Pacific far exceed their differences, Xi said the two sides should cooperate actively in the region so that more regional countries can work with them to contribute to regional peace, stability and prosperity.
Trump said the US government adheres to the one-China policy.
The presidents stressed common goals in solving the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue through dialogue and negotiation, and reiterated a commitment to promote peace, stability and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region.
Xi said the two sides should draw up and launch economic and trade cooperation plans as soon as possible and push for “larger scale, higher level and broader fields” of cooperation.
“Economic and trade cooperation is the stabilizer and ballast of Sino-US relations,” Xi said.
He said economic and trade relations are mutually beneficial in nature, and that cooperation brings huge gains to both countries and their people.
China will break new ground in pursuing opening-up on all fronts and implement policies for high-level liberalization and facilitation in trade and investment, according to Xi.
He also wanted the two nations to coordinate and cooperate more in multilateral mechanisms, including the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the Group of 20 and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, to jointly work for strong, sustainable, balanced and inclusive growth of the world economy.
Prior to yesterday’s talks, Xi held a welcoming ceremony for Trump outside the east gate of the Great Hall of the People.
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