US-China relations: Beijing’s envoy to Washington says conflict should never be allowed, decoupling will never work
- Chinese ambassador Xie Feng and ‘friend of China’ Henry Kissinger among speakers at annual gala of the National Committee on US-China Relations
- Xie says both sides should respect the other’s core interests, including the issue of Taiwan
He said that next year – when China and the US mark 45 years of the establishment of diplomatic ties – the two countries must find a “right way” to get along.
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Xie predicted that the US-China relationship would continue to be “the most important bilateral relationship in the world” and said “neither side can transform or displace the other”.
In his message, Xi called for mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation to “advance mutually beneficial cooperation to properly manage differences, jointly address global challenges”. Xi said China was ready to work with the US.
Xie said the three principles outlined by President Xi represented China’s long-term and fundamental approach to US-China ties, and remained a “guideline for exploring the path forward”.
“Among these, the most important thing is that we should respect each other’s core interests. And among which, Taiwan and other questions that are important and sensitive, and should be handled in a prudent way, in accordance with the one-China principle,” he said.