BEIJING: In the latest phone call with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that in this new era, China and the US should work together for world peace and prosperity, tackle global challenges and shoulder their due responsibilities as major countries.
Wang said to ensure that the two giant ships of China and the US move forward together without deviating from their courses or losing speed, it is necessary to adhere to the strategic guidance of the two heads of state and to implement the important consensus reached by them without compromise.
The recent negative words and deeds from the US side have undermined China’s legitimate rights and interests, interfered in China’s internal affairs, and are detrimental to the improvement and development of China-US relations, said Wang, noting that China clearly opposes such behaviors.
He urged the US to exercise caution in its words and actions, especially on issues concerning China’s core interests, such as Taiwan.
China and the US once fought side by side during World War II to defeat militarism and fascism, while in this new era, the two sides should work together for world peace and prosperity, tackle global challenges and shoulder their due responsibilities as major countries, said Wang.
Both sides believed that the call was timely, necessary, and fruitful and stressed the need to further leverage the strategic leading role of head-of-state diplomacy in China-US relations, properly manage differences, explore practical cooperation, and promote the stable development of bilateral relations, according to the readout.
The phone call between the Chinese and US top diplomats came as the defense chiefs of the two countries held a video talk on Wednesday.
Some Chinese experts said the latest calls between the senior Chinese and US officials can be seen as a continuation and implementation of the outcomes of the phone call between the Chinese and US leaders on June 5. The clear message from the Chinese side is the hope that the US will effectively carry forward and implement the consensus reached by the two leaders so as to maintain the overall stability of China-US relations, observers said.
With the US signing new trade arrangements with other countries, coupled with pressure on China against the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine conflict and a series of questions including Taiwan, negative factors have become more prominent, Diao Daming, a professor at the Renmin University of China in Beijing, told media on Thursday.
“Under such circumstances, it is all the more necessary for both sides to work together to effectively manage these destabilizing elements and create favorable conditions for possible future high-level engagement,” Diao said.
