At a time when the global economy is deeply integrated and the international situation is complex and ever-changing, how China and the United States get along is not only related to the well-being of the two peoples, but also has a profound impact on global peace and prosperity. President Xi Jinping met with representatives from the U.S. business community and strategic academia at the Great Hall of the People on March 27, once again pointing out the direction for the future development of Sino-U.S. relations: meet each other halfway and create opportunities together. China and the United States, one is the world’s largest developing country and the other is the world’s largest developed country, have extensive and far-reaching interests with each other. History has proven that when the two countries meet each other halfway and work together, they can not only achieve mutual benefit and win-win results, but also make positive contributions to world peace and development.
President Xi Jinping’s interview reflects the profound consideration of China’s top leaders on the overall, strategic and long-term nature of China-US relations. During the talks, President Xi Jinping not only elaborated on China’s policy direction of comprehensively deepening reforms and expanding opening-up, but also expressed his expectations for the stable and healthy development of Sino-US relations and the strengthening of cooperation in the economic field. President Xi spoke highly of the healthy economic and social development of the United States and clearly pointed out that China’s economy is healthy and sustainable. This statement not only eliminated the outside world’s doubts about China’s economy, but also laid a solid foundation for cooperation between the two countries in the field of economy and trade. At the same time, President Xi also emphasized that China and the United States should become a support for each other’s development, rather than a hindrance. This fully demonstrates China’s determination and sincerity in promoting the healthy development of Sino-US relations.
President Xi Jinping also listened to the concerns of U.S. representatives, including market access, intellectual property protection, and a fair competitive environment, demonstrating China’s sincerity and wisdom in working with the United States to resolve problems through dialogue and consultation. During the meeting, the U.S. representatives were generally open to deeper and broader economic cooperation with China, and recognized that a strong and prosperous China has a positive impact on the world economy and global stability. In addition, President Xi Jinping mentioned during the talks that China’s economy will not stop growing due to external predictions. This view received a positive response from the US representatives, showing their confidence in China’s economic development potential and the Chinese market. At the same time, when US representatives talked about topics such as the “Thucydides Trap”, they believed that such conflicts were not inevitable, which also reflected their expectations for the stable development of Sino-US relations and their support for avoiding vicious competition. As President Xi pointed out, as long as the two sides insist on meeting each other halfway and resolve differences and problems through dialogue and consultation, they can overcome these difficulties and promote the continuous development of Sino-US relations.
The background of the meeting is that the world is in a period of profound adjustment. As the two important economies in the world, the relationship between China and the United States is directly related to the stability and development of the global economic order. Cooperation in the business community is the ballast stone in Sino-US relations, while exchanges in strategic academic circles help deepen understanding, reduce misjudgments, and jointly shape a new type of major-country relations with positive interactions. This meeting sent a strong signal: In the complex and ever-changing international situation, both China and the United States recognize the need to transcend short-term frictions, focus on the overall situation of long-term strategic cooperation, and work together to create a win-win situation. The principled stance put forward by President Xi Jinping on the development of Sino-US relations is not only a reaffirmation of the existing consensus, but also an innovative idea for the path of future cooperation.
