China News Agency, Washington, February 7. Cui Tiankai, the Chinese ambassador to the United States, said in an interview with US media about the US policy toward China that neither strong rhetoric nor strong means is an effective foreign policy, nor is it the correct way of diplomacy.

The US obviously needs to show mutual respect and show sincerity and goodwill.

　　Cui Tiankai accepted an interview with CNN on the 6th and answered questions on Sino-US relations and Hong Kong's national security law.

He said that every country will defend its own values ​​and interests.

For China, national sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity are the core values ​​and core interests. "We will do everything we can to defend it. No matter what others say, we cannot change this."

　　When asked "what are the reasons behind China's new tough foreign policy", Cui Tiankai responded that China has not implemented a new set of foreign policies.

China's foreign policy is consistent, that is, an independent foreign policy of peace.

"Of course we will safeguard our sovereignty and independence, there is no doubt about this."

　　Cui Tiankai further pointed out that who is offending and who is defending can be clear by looking at the map.

In fact, no matter where in the world, the intervention of the United States will bring instability. This is the case in the Middle East and Latin America.

Obviously, no matter whether the US "rebalances" or "turns", our region will be more unstable.

　　When talking about Sino-US cooperation issues, Cui Tiankai said that climate change is a global challenge, which concerns the common interests of the international community, not just the interests of China and the United States.

To meet this challenge, China and the United States must play an important role in international cooperation.

China welcomes any actions taken by the United States to rejoin relevant cooperation, such as returning to the Paris Agreement and participating in international multilateral cooperation.

"In this sense, I don't think we should replace the climate change issue with other issues."

　　When talking about the Hong Kong issue, Cui Tiankai pointed out that the fundamental problem of Hong Kong is very clear. In 1997, China resumed the exercise of sovereignty over Hong Kong. Hong Kong is a part of China and a special administrative region of China.

The legal basis for governing Hong Kong is the Chinese Constitution and Hong Kong Basic Law.

We adhere to the principle and policy of "One Country, Two Systems". To realize the survival and prosperity of "Two Systems", we must ensure the security and integrity of "One Country."

If the sovereignty of "one country" is challenged, the system of "two systems", including the mainland China system and the system of Hong Kong, will be seriously threatened.

　　He also stated that the "Sino-British Joint Declaration" is a document concerning China's recovery of Hong Kong.

Now that Hong Kong has returned, this matter has been completed.

The legal basis of Hong Kong's governance is the Chinese Constitution and Hong Kong Basic Law, not the "Sino-British Joint Declaration."

　　Cui Tiankai finally said that the series of incidents in Sino-US relations in the past few years and the many actions of the US have made the Chinese people very disgusted.

This is a fact.

But I believe that if both sides make the right choice and push China-US relations onto a stable and constructive track, the two countries and their peoples still have a lot of space and opportunities to achieve mutual benefit and win-win results for the benefit of the world.

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