China News Service: Washington should listen carefully to Wang Yi's four sentences on Sino-US relations

　　BEIJING, August 7 electricity problem: Washington should listen carefully to Wang Yi, four sentences on Sino-US relations

　　Author: Lu Baixi

　　Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi accepted an exclusive interview with Xinhua News Agency on the 5th. He reviewed the achievements and experience of Sino-US relations in the past 40 years, analyzed the causes and harms of the current difficult situation in Sino-US relations, and contributed to the future development of Sino-US relations. Provide constructive ideas.

　　In this exclusive interview, Wang Yi not only talked about the overall situation of Sino-US relations, but also responded to hot issues such as economy and trade, high technology, South China Sea, Hong Kong, and the closure of the Consulate General in Houston. At the same time, he also refuted the false statements made by some American politicians.

　　According to the author, there are four sentences in this interview that deserve serious consideration, especially for the Washington political circle.

　　"The two sides are not necessary and impossible to change each other."

　　——This statement is Wang Yi's response to US Secretary of State Pompeo's statement that "the policy of engagement with China did not achieve the goals expected by the US". Wang Yi pointed out that the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics is not only suitable for China, it has always received the broadest and most steadfast support from the Chinese people, but also benefits the world and the people of all countries, including the American people.

　　As Wang Yi said, China and the United States can seek common ground while reserving differences in development paths and ideologies. Otherwise, the leaders of China and the United States will not achieve a handshake across the Pacific more than 40 years ago, let alone in economic and trade, people-to-people and cultural exchanges, and a joint global response. Fruitful results have been achieved in areas such as sexual issues. The implication is that some people are deliberately provoking ideological disputes.

　　"The U.S. seeks to make China an opponent is a serious strategic miscalculation"

　　——Wang Yi answered this when asked about the prospects of Sino-US relations. As we all know, the United States is currently adopting a "whole government" strategy toward China, trying to gradually realise the name of China's "strategic competitor" in the process of testing, suppressing, and countering. It can be said that it is not a historical inevitability that Sino-US relations have fallen into a severe situation. It is entirely because some political forces insist on "decoupling." In Wang Yi's words, the fundamental reason is that some domestic political forces in the United States, out of prejudice and hatred towards China, use their power to fabricate various lies to maliciously discredit China and create various excuses to obstruct normal exchanges between China and the United States.

　　"Let’s talk, not confrontation"

　　——This is Wang Yi's response to the "dialogue is useless" theory between China and the United States. Wang Yi said that in contemporary international relations, dialogue is a wise choice to resolve differences and the right way to build mutual trust. He bluntly stated that the door to China's dialogue is open, and we are willing to communicate with the US in an equal and open attitude and resume dialogue mechanisms at all levels and in all fields.

　　These remarks show that even in the face of the most complicated situation in Sino-US relations since the establishment of diplomatic relations, China still remains calm and restrained, and still leaves room for dialogue to solve problems. China also proposed that it could sort out three lists on cooperation, dialogue, and control differences, and determine a roadmap for the next step of communication. All these show that China is doing its utmost to maintain the overall situation of China-US relations, and the US should respond in a responsible manner to the people of the two countries and the people of the world.

　　"Of course China will not sit idly by and ignore the US's rudeness."

　　——Wang Yi said in response to the US's closure of the Chinese Consulate in Houston. When answering questions involving Hong Kong and Huawei, Wang Yi also made a similar statement. It can be seen that China’s attitude is very clear. Regarding US bullying, China will resolutely safeguard its own interests and take necessary countermeasures. Wang Yi said, "If the U.S. makes mistakes again and again, then China will accompany it to the end."

　　According to the author, the above four points of information repeatedly appeared in Wang Yi's interviews. If you look at them together, it seems that China’s basic understanding and position on Sino-US relations can be summarized: Sino-US ideological differences exist objectively, but they can be controlled; the US should not use the topic to bring China and the US into confrontation and conflict; China Willing to have an equal dialogue, but this requires the U.S. side to meet each other halfway; if the U.S. side does not understand it, the Chinese side is also ready to accompany to the end. (Finish)