Xi, Obama pledge new relationship
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June 9, 2013, Sunday
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THROWING formality aside at a desert retreat, the Chinese and US leaders pledged a new approach in ties.
Faithful to a new, less formal tone in Sino-US ties that they are trying to cultivate, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Barack Obama both eased the dress code for a second day of meetings yesterday. Obama wore an open-collared blue shirt with rolled up sleeves and brown slacks, while Xi sported a white shirt with open collar and black pants.
The two leaders yesterday morning held their second meeting to exchange views on economic ties, after taking a stroll at Sunnylands resort in Rancho Mirage, under the blazing California sun.
On Friday, they had more than two hours of private talks and a working dinner, before giving a joint press conference.
"I stated clearly to Obama that China will be firmly committed to the path of peaceful development and will unswervingly deepen reform and open up the country," Xi told the press conference, adding that China will work hard to realize the Chinese dream of national rejuvenation and to promote the noble cause of peace and development for mankind.
"By the Chinese dream, we seek to have economic prosperity, national renewal and people's well-beings. The Chinese dream is about peace, development, cooperation and win-win results, and it is connected to the American dream and beautiful dreams of people in other countries," Xi said.
He said Obama and he believed that as the economic globalization develops rapidly and all countries need to sail in the same boat when faced with difficulties, China and the United States should find a new type of relationship between major countries that is different from the past one featuring inevitable confrontation and conflicts.
"I invite Obama to come to China at a proper time for a similar meeting and we will exchange visits as early as possible," Xi said.
China's Minister of National Defense and Minister of Foreign Affairs will also visit the United States, he added. "I am confident in our joint efforts to build a new model of major country relationship," he said.
The leaders had not been expected to meet until the G20 summit in Russia in September. But both sides, sensing uncertainty seeping into a complicated, often difficult relationship, saw value in an earlier encounter.
"Our decision to meet so early I think signifies the importance of the US-China relationship," Obama said.
Obama said he and Xi had constructive discussions on extensive issues. He said it is very important to understand each other's strategic objectives at military and political levels, adding that Washington is taking steps to make these exchanges a regular occurrence.
Cyber security
"I emphasized my firm belief to President Xi that it is very much in the interests of the United States for China's continuous peaceful rise because if China is successful, that helps to drive the world economy and puts China in a position to work with us as equal partners in dealing with many of the global challenges that no single nation can address by itself," Obama said.
He said both men recognize the unique opportunity to take US-China relations to a new level. The US president said he is absolutely committed to not missing this opportunity.
Responding to a question about cyber security, Xi emphasized that China is a victim of cyber attacks and firmly supports cyber security. Both China and the United States share the concern over cyber security.
Within the framework of the China-US strategic security dialogue, both sides agreed to set up a working group to address and continue to discuss cyber security issues.
"By conducting good-faith cooperation, we can remove misgivings and make information security and cyber security a positive area of cooperation," Xi said.
Faithful to a new, less formal tone in Sino-US ties that they are trying to cultivate, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Barack Obama both eased the dress code for a second day of meetings yesterday. Obama wore an open-collared blue shirt with rolled up sleeves and brown slacks, while Xi sported a white shirt with open collar and black pants.
The two leaders yesterday morning held their second meeting to exchange views on economic ties, after taking a stroll at Sunnylands resort in Rancho Mirage, under the blazing California sun.
On Friday, they had more than two hours of private talks and a working dinner, before giving a joint press conference.
"I stated clearly to Obama that China will be firmly committed to the path of peaceful development and will unswervingly deepen reform and open up the country," Xi told the press conference, adding that China will work hard to realize the Chinese dream of national rejuvenation and to promote the noble cause of peace and development for mankind.
"By the Chinese dream, we seek to have economic prosperity, national renewal and people's well-beings. The Chinese dream is about peace, development, cooperation and win-win results, and it is connected to the American dream and beautiful dreams of people in other countries," Xi said.
He said Obama and he believed that as the economic globalization develops rapidly and all countries need to sail in the same boat when faced with difficulties, China and the United States should find a new type of relationship between major countries that is different from the past one featuring inevitable confrontation and conflicts.
"I invite Obama to come to China at a proper time for a similar meeting and we will exchange visits as early as possible," Xi said.
China's Minister of National Defense and Minister of Foreign Affairs will also visit the United States, he added. "I am confident in our joint efforts to build a new model of major country relationship," he said.
The leaders had not been expected to meet until the G20 summit in Russia in September. But both sides, sensing uncertainty seeping into a complicated, often difficult relationship, saw value in an earlier encounter.
"Our decision to meet so early I think signifies the importance of the US-China relationship," Obama said.
Obama said he and Xi had constructive discussions on extensive issues. He said it is very important to understand each other's strategic objectives at military and political levels, adding that Washington is taking steps to make these exchanges a regular occurrence.
Cyber security
"I emphasized my firm belief to President Xi that it is very much in the interests of the United States for China's continuous peaceful rise because if China is successful, that helps to drive the world economy and puts China in a position to work with us as equal partners in dealing with many of the global challenges that no single nation can address by itself," Obama said.
He said both men recognize the unique opportunity to take US-China relations to a new level. The US president said he is absolutely committed to not missing this opportunity.
Responding to a question about cyber security, Xi emphasized that China is a victim of cyber attacks and firmly supports cyber security. Both China and the United States share the concern over cyber security.
Within the framework of the China-US strategic security dialogue, both sides agreed to set up a working group to address and continue to discuss cyber security issues.
"By conducting good-faith cooperation, we can remove misgivings and make information security and cyber security a positive area of cooperation," Xi said.
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