China News Agency, Washington, July 30. Cui Tiankai, the Chinese ambassador to the United States, published a signed article in the US media on the 30th, stating that the future and destiny of China-US relations lies in dialogue and cooperation, achieving non-conflict or confrontation, mutual respect, and win-win cooperation. China’s US policy has not changed.
Cui Tiankai made the above remarks in a signed article titled "Standing on the Right Side of History and Promoting Sino-US Relations Back on Track" published on the POLITICO website.
The article pointed out that the US State Department outrageously requested China to close the Consulate General in Houston within a time limit. This rare move in international diplomatic practice shocked the world. This move by the US will cause inconvenience to the people of the consular area in applying for consular documents, hinder cultural exchanges between the two sides, and undermine cooperation between the two countries. From the perspective of the general background, this is just a step for some people in the United States to demonize China and create ideological confrontation between China and the United States. However, ignorance, arrogance, short-sightedness and even hatred cannot be the basis of foreign policy.
The article believes that the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States is based on respecting each other's different systems and respecting each other's core interests. The development of bilateral relations over the past 40 years has been prosperous and tortuous. It has been proven time and time again that Sino-US cooperation will benefit both sides while fighting will hurt both. Following the above-mentioned principles is the foundation for the continuous development of Sino-US relations and benefiting the two peoples and the world.
The article stated that since the beginning of this century, the three crises of the "September 11" terrorist attack, the international financial crisis, and the new crown pneumonia epidemic are enough to make us understand that mankind is a community with a shared future, and it is our common responsibility to respond to global challenges such as non-traditional security threats. . In this regard, embassies and consulates can play a unique role. In the fight against the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the Consulate General in Houston has played a bridge role for the two sides to jointly respond to the epidemic. This is a portrayal of China and the United States watching and helping each other.
The article emphasizes that if you have to choose sides, China and the United States and all countries should choose to stand on the right side of history, do their own national governance, and promote the building of a world of lasting peace, universal security, common prosperity, openness, tolerance, cleanliness and beauty. . What the world needs is unity, not aggravating division. Countries should be partners, not imaginary enemies.
The article said that the future and destiny of Sino-US relations lies in dialogue and cooperation, achieving non-conflict, non-confrontation, mutual respect, and win-win cooperation. China’s US policy has not changed. According to the principle of reciprocity, China requested the US to close the consulate general in Chengdu this week. This is only a legitimate and necessary response to the US closing the Chinese consulate in Houston. It conforms to diplomatic practice and is also a right of a sovereign state. China is still willing to develop Sino-U.S. relations in good faith and sincerity, and hopes that the U.S. can return to the right track of the development of China-U.S. relations. (Finish)