China News Service, Beijing, August 12. In a recent interview, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Le Yucheng said frankly that with regard to Sino-US relations, we should not just look at the present, and should not be driven by a very small number of anti-China forces. "The next few months are very critical. We must maintain our strength, not be swayed by various extremist forces, and firmly grasp the correct direction of the relationship between the two countries to ensure that it does not lose control or derailment." He said.
On August 12, the official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China disclosed the record of Le Yucheng's interview with Observer. The reporter asked: Sino-US relations are getting more and more severe. What are the most urgent issues that need to be resolved at the moment? Le Yucheng replied that it is necessary to put Sino-US relations in the context of major changes in the world unseen in a century and look at the general trend of world peace and development. Some problems may not be solved in a year or two, but we must shoulder the historical responsibility, look forward and see the long-term, step out of the current electoral politics, out of emotional thinking, and return to rationality and pragmatism.
He believes that the "three lists" should be implemented to find a way out for Sino-US relations. The first is dialogue and communication. The diplomatic departments of the two countries should not fall into “radio silence”. He emphasized that he is ready to talk to his counterparts in the United States at any time. The second is to focus on cooperation. Anti-epidemic cooperation should be a priority. There is still a lot of room for coordination and cooperation between the two sides on global governance issues such as climate change and poverty reduction, and hotspot issues such as the North Korean nuclear, the Middle East, and Afghanistan. The third is to manage and control differences. "It is normal for the two countries to have differences, but it is Deal with differences in a rational and pragmatic manner. In particular, we cannot artificially expand differences, let alone create new ones."
Talking about the anti-Communist remarks made by some American politicians, Le Yucheng believes that this fully reflects their ignorance of China's national conditions and their ignorance of the Chinese Communist Party. "The performance of the Chinese Communist Party is not determined by individual anti-China elements in the United States, but by the Chinese people themselves." He also pointed out that in the past 50 years of Sino-US exchanges, the Communist Party of China has never been an obstacle to relations between the two countries. , But the leader and driving force of mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries. "I don't understand where the hostility of American politicians towards the CCP comes from?" He said that the CCP has not changed, indicating that the problem still lies with the American politicians themselves.
The U.S. recklessly suppresses and contains China. Will China "tolerate" or "resolutely fight back"? In Le Yucheng's view, China has always pursued an independent foreign policy of peace, making friends and making good bonds. But we have nowhere to go on issues involving the core national interests and national dignity. "Don't forget that the United States destroyed Iraq with a small bottle of'washing powder' back then, and Syria also suffered military strikes for no reason because of several'posed' photos of so-called chemical weapons attacks. We must never allow such tragedies in China. Repeat it," he said.
"Our principle is very clear. We don't cause trouble, but we are not afraid of trouble. We will not dance with the villains, but we will never allow them to mess around." Le Yucheng said that in history, the United States has often imposed various containment and sanctions on us. It has also survived, and the road is getting wider and wider, and the future is getting brighter and brighter. He expressed disagreement with some people saying that China's stronger diplomacy and more aggressive internationally are the important reasons for the tension in Sino-US relations, and he emphasized that "outward expansion and dominance are not Chinese cultural traditions."
"Some people in the United States criticized China for'freeriding' in the past, but when China provided more public goods to the world, they were accused of having strategic intentions and ambitions for hegemony. Is this a contradiction?" He asked rhetorically. (Finish)