Chinese President Xi Jinping told his US counterpart Joe Biden that China and the US should respect each other, coexist peacefully and have win-win cooperation in a virtual summit between the two leaders on Tuesday. should do.
Speaking at the summit, Xi called for developing a strong and stable Sino-US relationship and expressed his willingness to work with Biden to build consensus and take proactive steps to steer bilateral relations in a positive direction. .
The much-anticipated summit, which began early Tuesday, is the third engagement between Xi, 68, and Biden, 78, since February. There was a lengthy phone call between the two leaders in September.
Biden-Jinping meeting amid high tension
The meeting came amid tensions in Sino-US bilateral ties over Beijing’s actions on issues such as trade, human rights, the South China Sea and Taiwan.
In his inaugural address broadcast by official media here, Xi said the two countries faced many challenges and they should increase communication and cooperation.
China and the US should respect each other, coexist peacefully and pursue win-win cooperation, Xi said, working with Biden to build consensus and steer Sino-US relations in a positive direction. Expressed willingness to take proactive steps to move forward.
According to a report by the AP news agency, Biden said at the beginning of the meeting, “It appears to be our responsibility as the leaders of China and the United States to ensure that competition between our countries does not turn into conflict, Whether intended or simply, unintended rather than direct competition.”
In addition to AUKUS, a range of issues range from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Xinjiang and Tibet – a tripartite security agreement between the US, UK and Australia – and the Quad coalition comprising the US, India, Japan and Australia, which Beijing says will fuel its rise. With the aim of preventing, it was expected to engage in discussions.
China is concerned that Biden is still continuing the trade war started by his predecessor, Donald Trump.
Since 2017, the US and China have charged billions of dollars on each other’s goods after Washington accused Beijing of blocking access to its markets and stealing American intellectual property.
Despite tensions over a range of issues, including Taiwan, the virtual summit came days after the two countries promised to increase cooperation to rein in greenhouse gas emissions at the recently concluded UN climate change conference in Glasgow.
Xi said both China and the US are at critical stages of development and humanity’s “global village” is facing many challenges.
He said that as the world’s two largest economies and permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, China and the US need to increase communication and cooperation, each needing to run their domestic affairs well and at the same time, Should work shoulder to shoulder with its share of international responsibilities. Together to pursue the noble cause of world peace and development.
Xi said it is the shared desire of the people of both countries and around the world and the joint mission of Chinese and American leaders.
He stressed that a strong and stable Sino-US relationship is needed to advance the respective development of the two countries and safeguard a peaceful and stable international environment, effective against global challenges such as climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic. Involves receiving feedback.
By doing so, the interests of both the peoples will be promoted and the expectations of the international community will be met, he said.