INTERNATIONAL: Chinese President Xi Jinping had a virtual meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday, with the two sides conducting thorough and in-depth communication and exchange of views on issues of strategic, overarching and fundamental importance shaping the development of China-U.S. relations and on important issues of mutual interest.
At the virtual meeting of the two leaders on Tuesday, China’s Xi Jinping has pointed out that both China and the U.S. are at a critical stage of development, and that the "global village" of humanity faces multiple challenges. Xi also stressed that a sound and stable China-U.S. relationship is required for advancing the two countries' respective development and for safeguarding a peaceful and stable international environment, including finding effective responses to global challenges such as climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Chinese leader also expressed his readiness to work with Biden to build consensus and take active steps to move China-U.S. relations forward in a positive direction. He also said that the most important event in international relations over the past 50 years was the resumption and development of China-U.S. relations, which has benefited the two countries and the whole world, and that the most important event in international relations in the coming 50 years will be for China and the U.S. to find the right way to get along.
Speaking on the same occasion, President Jo Biden has stated that the U.S.-China relationship is the most important bilateral relations in the world. He has added that the two sides need to have open and candid dialogues to enhance understanding of each other's intentions, and make sure that competition between the two countries is fair and healthy and does not veer into conflict.
The U.S. president echoed Xi's comment that history is a fair judge, and that they should make the relationship work and not mess it up. President Biden reiterated that the U.S. does not seek to change China's system, the revitalization of its alliances is not anti-China, and the U.S. has no intention to have a conflict with China. He reaffirmed the U.S. government's long-standing one-China policy, stated that the U.S. does not support "Taiwan independence", and expressed the hope for peace and stability to be maintained in the Taiwan Strait.
The two leaders also exchanged views on Afghanistan, the Iranian nuclear issue, the situation on the Korean Peninsula, and other international and regional issues of mutual interest. The two sides agreed to maintain close communication in different forms and steer China-U.S. relations back on the right track of sound and steady development, in the interest of the people in both countries and around the world.
