On August 5th, State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi accepted an exclusive interview with Xinhua News Agency to explain China's position on the failure of US Secretary of State Pompeo's claim that successive US governments have failed to engage with China.
Wang Yi stated that the so-called "U.S. policy of engagement with China failed" and regained the Cold War mentality, completely negating the achievements of Sino-U.S. exchanges over the past few decades. It is not only ignorance of the historical process, but also of the people of China and the United States. respect. This method of spreading "political viruses" will of course be questioned and criticized by the United States and the international community.
More than 40 years ago, the most fundamental reason why the leaders of China and the United States were able to achieve a handshake across the Pacific was that both sides adhered to the principle of mutual respect and seeking common ground while reserving differences, and put aside their ideological differences. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations more than 40 years ago, through the joint efforts of several generations of both sides, China-US relations have become one of the bilateral relations with the deepest mutual integration, the widest cooperation fields and the greatest common interests in the world. These are facts that cannot be denied and cannot be denied.
Today, more than 40 years later, China and the United States are still completely different in many aspects such as social systems, but this difference will not and should not affect the continued peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation between the two countries in the past, today and in the future. It is not necessary and impossible for both sides to change the other side, but should respect the independent choices made by the other side’s people. China’s tremendous development achievements prove that the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics is not only suitable for China, but also benefits the world. China will continue to develop and make new and greater contributions to mankind in accordance with the wishes of the Chinese people. Anyone trying to stop or change this process is not only self-defeating, but also looking for trouble.