“The Sino-US relationship has reached an important crossroads,” said a spokesman for China’s foreign ministry.
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China and the United States must firmly say no to the Cold War mentality and take real actions to pave a bright path for the world, said Chinese Ambassador to the United States Qin Gang.
The Chinese ambassador made the remarks Thursday during a virtual dialogue with board members of the Brookings Institution, Chinese news agency Xinhua reported.
“The cold war has ended for 30 years, we must definitely say no to the cold war mentality, draw up ideological lines, and compete for blocks. We must follow the trend of the times, keeping our vows in mind. common aspirations of the people. , and work for an open, inclusive, clean and beautiful world with lasting peace, common security and common prosperity,” the ambassador said.
China and the United States need to strengthen communication and cooperation, each side managing its own domestic affairs well, and shouldering international responsibilities, he said.
The statement came days after China said its relations with the US had reached a critical turning point following a virtual summit between leaders Xi Jinping and Joe Biden.
During the daily briefing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lijian Zhao on Tuesday said Beijing hopes Washington will work with China to realize the spirit of the virtual meeting between the two heads of state through diplomatic meetings. concrete actions to bring bilateral relations back to a healthy and stable development path.
“The Sino-US relationship has reached an important crossroads. We hope that the US will join China in implementing the spirit of the virtual meeting of the two heads of state through concrete actions to bring bilateral relations forward. direction is back on track and stable, Lijian said.
The highly-anticipated meeting between US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday saw the two leaders lock horns on the Taiwan issue, in a summit witnessed a discussion of strategic and overarching importance and topics of mutual interest.
Both leaders held a “deep and constructive” meeting for more than three hours and exchanged views on bilateral relations on issues of fundamental importance shaping the development of the two countries. China-US relations.
