A Return to Pursuing Mutual Benefit
The world is currently far from tranquil. Profound changes unseen in a century are unfolding. Against this background, some in the United States, trying to hold on to its hegemony, have resurrected the Cold War mentality and fanned the flames of bloc confrontation. Particularly, their willful distortion of the historical narrative of China-U.S. relations has aggravated the danger that the direction in which these relations develop is led off course. This has fueled instability and division, and added trouble to a world already facing a variety of challenges.
It is imperative to strengthen the political will to properly manage differences. Building a world of connectivity, diversity, inclusiveness, security and shared benefit is a responsibility and obligation that China and the U.S. must undertake, which concerns both the wellbeing of the 1.7 billion Chinese and American people, as well as world peace and prosperity.
Correcting strategic perception
The arguments that “the engagement between China and the U.S. has failed,” and that “win-win cooperation is just a political slogan,” are inconsistent with the facts, and do not respect history.
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