(Two Sessions Express) Zhang Yesui on Sino-US Relations: Conflict and confrontation are not in the interests of any party
China News Service, Beijing, March 4 (Reporter Xing Chong) Zhang Yesui, spokesperson for the Fourth Session of the 13th National People’s Congress, said in Beijing on the 4th that it is normal for China and the United States to have differences on some issues, and that it is normal to break confessions and delink It hurts others and self, conflict and confrontation are not in the interests of any party.
On the same day, the Fourth Session of the Thirteenth National People's Congress held a press conference, and the spokesperson of the Congress answered questions on the agenda of the Congress and the work-related issues of the National People's Congress.
When answering questions about Sino-US relations, Zhang Yesui said that on February 11, President Xi Jinping had a phone conversation with President Biden.
The two heads of state exchanged in-depth views on bilateral relations and major international and regional issues.
The two sides agreed to maintain close contact on Sino-US relations and issues of common concern.
On the evening of March 4, the press conference of the Fourth Session of the Thirteenth National People's Congress was held in the press conference hall of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. The spokesperson of the conference Zhang Yesui answered questions from Chinese and foreign journalists on the agenda of the conference and issues related to the work of the National People's Congress.
In order to effectively prevent and control the epidemic and jointly maintain public health and health, the press conference will be conducted in the form of online video.
The picture shows the branch venue.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Jiang Qiming
Zhang Yesui emphasized that China's US policy has always maintained a high degree of stability and continuity.
China has always advocated building a Sino-US relationship that is non-conflict, non-confrontational, mutual respect, and win-win cooperation, while firmly safeguarding national sovereignty, security and development interests.
He said that the diversity of human civilizations is the basic feature of the world and the source of human progress.
Each country's history, culture and social system has its own merits, and there is no distinction between superior and inferior.
Countries with different historical cultures and social systems should not only coexist peacefully, but they can also coexist.
The key to peaceful coexistence is mutual respect, including respect for each other’s historical and cultural traditions, respect for each other’s core interests and major concerns, respect for their respective political systems and development paths, and respect for the basic norms of international relations such as non-interference in internal affairs and peaceful settlement of disputes.
"It is normal for China and the United States to have differences on some issues. It is normal for China and the United States to break confessions and decoupling to harm others and to harm themselves. Conflict and confrontation are not in the interests of either party." Zhang Yesui said.
He said that the two countries have important common interests in a wide range of areas such as climate change, fighting the epidemic, promoting world economic recovery, and maintaining regional peace and stability.
The two sides work together to use the call between the two heads of state as an opportunity to strengthen dialogue, focus on cooperation, manage differences, and promote the stable development of Sino-US relations. This conforms to the fundamental interests of the two countries and their peoples, and is also the common expectation of the international community.
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