Cooperation is best for us both, Xi Jinping tells Donald Trump as they hail 40 years of China-US ties
- Xi’s congratulatory message says the two nations have had ups and downs but have made historic progress
- Trump also prioritises cooperation in his message to Xi, and says the pair had a ‘long and very good phone call’ at weekend
History shows that cooperation is the best choice for both China and the United States, Chinese President Xi Jinping told US counterpart Donald Trump on Tuesday in a congratulatory message to mark 40 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations.
The two countries agreed last month to a 90-day temporary ceasefire in their bitter trade war to give them time to hold fresh talks to try to end a dispute in which they have imposed increasingly severe tariffs on each other’s goods.
In his message to Trump, Xi said China-US relations had experienced ups and downs but made historic progress over the past four decades, state news agency Xinhua reported.
This had brought huge benefits to both nations’ people and contributed greatly to world peace, stability and prosperity, Xi said.
“History has proved that cooperation is the best choice for both sides,” Xi said, adding that Sino-US relations were at an important stage.