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US urged to rectify its mistakes

Source: Xinhua | 00:00 UTC+8 February 8, 2021 | Print Edition

SENIOR Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday.

The development of China-US relations has brought great benefits to the people of the two countries and also promoted world peace and prosperity, said Yang, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee.

China-US relations now stand at a key moment, he said, adding that the Chinese government takes a stable and consistent policy toward the United States.

China urges the United States to rectify its mistakes made over a period of time and work with China to uphold the spirit of no conflict, no confrontation, mutual respect and win-win cooperation, focus on cooperation and manage differences, so as to push forward the healthy and stable development of bilateral relations, Yang added. He stressed that the two sides should respect each other’s core interests and choices of political system and development path.

China will unswervingly follow its path of socialism with Chinese characteristics and no force could stop the realization of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, Yang said. The Taiwan question, the most important and sensitive core issue in China-US relations, bears on China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

The United States should strictly abide by the one-China principle and the three Sino-US joint communiques, he said, adding that Hong Kong, Xinjiang and Tibet-related affairs are China’s internal affairs and allow no interference by any external forces. Any attempt to slander and smear China will not succeed, and China will continue to firmly safeguard its sovereignty, security and development interests, Yang added.

Yang pointed out that all countries should safeguard the international system with the United Nations at its core, the international order based on international law, and the basic norms of international relations in line with the purposes and principles of the UN Charter.

Such is the consensus of the international community, not the so-called rules-based international order championed by a few countries, Yang added.

For his part, Blinken said the US-China relations are very important to both countries and the world, and the US side is willing to develop stable and constructive bilateral relations with China.

Blinken reiterated that the US side will continue to pursue the one-China principle and abide by the three Sino-US joint communiques, and this policy stance has not changed.

The two sides have agreed to maintain contact and communication on bilateral relations as well as international and regional issues.

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