World wants Beijing and Washington to get on and resolve their differences, Chinese diplomat says
- Cooperation must replace rivalry, foreign vice-minister Le Yucheng tells Xiangshan Forum
- ‘China doesn’t want to displace or threaten anyone,’ he says
China and the United States should not be adversaries and the world hopes they will work together to resolve their differences, a senior Chinese diplomat told military officials in Beijing on Tuesday.
Beijing knew very well how much the trade war was affecting the world’s economy, foreign vice-minister Le Yucheng told delegates at the 9th Xiangshan Forum, a conference on regional security and defence issues.
“The global stock market sees significant gains when there is good news about the trade talks [between China and the US], but it falls whenever there is negative news,” Le said.
“All these have given us the answer: the world wants China and the US to end the trade war. Sit down and talk to each other. As long as our two countries cooperate, we can benefit not just our own people, but also contribute to the growth of the world economy.”
He called on the US to work with China and played down their rivalry.