China News Agency, Anchorage, March 17 (Reporter Chen Mengtong and Liu Guanguan) Chinese Ambassador to the United States Cui Tiankai expressed in Anchorage, Alaska on the 17th that he hoped that the China-US high-level strategic dialogue "can be a beginning."

Both parties can start a process of candid, constructive and rational dialogue and communication.

Picture from: Website of the Chinese Embassy in the United States

　　Cui Tiankai made the above remarks in a joint interview with Chinese media that day.

He said, "If this can be achieved, I think this dialogue is a success. In short, I hope both parties will come with sincerity and leave with a better understanding of each other."

　　At the invitation of the United States, Yang Jiechi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the Office of the Central Committee’s Foreign Affairs Commission, and State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will join U.S. Secretary of State Brinken and the President’s National Security Affairs Assistant Sullivan in Anchorage from March 18th to 19th. Qi held a China-US high-level strategic dialogue.

　　Cui Tiankai pointed out that this dialogue is indeed the first face-to-face dialogue and communication between officials of this level on both sides since the Biden administration took office.

"The two sides still attach great importance to this dialogue, and we have made a lot of preparations in the past few days."

　　Cui Tiankai said that we do not expect a single dialogue to solve all the problems between China and the United States, so there are no high expectations or illusions about this dialogue.

I hope this can be a beginning.

Both parties can start a process of candid, constructive and rational dialogue and communication.

　　Cui Tiankai believes that the most basic and basic prerequisite for dialogue and communication between any countries is that both parties should have the spirit of equality and mutual respect.

With regard to the core interests of China's sovereignty, territorial integrity, and national unification, China has no room for compromise and concessions. This is also the attitude that China will make clear in this meeting.

　　He said that if it thinks that it unilaterally or finds several other countries to exert pressure on China, China will compromise and give in; if it thinks that China has so-called "results" for this dialogue, it will agree to any unilateral request. ——I advise people to give up this illusion, this attitude will only lead the dialogue to a dead end.

　　Cui Tiankai said, “If anyone thinks that China came to Alaska with sincerity this time to make compromises and concessions, then I would advise my colleagues in Beijing to cancel this trip as soon as possible. Why bother to come here? I hope the people concerned will throw away this illusion."

　　Cui Tiankai pointed out that some people may think that before meeting with the Chinese side, they should find some other countries to talk to, make a sound and make a splash.

In fact, this approach is not necessary, and it is not necessarily very useful.

If you have any questions, you should talk to the Chinese side, although you can talk face to face.

　　Cui Tiankai also said that most countries in the world, including some allies of the United States and allies in Asia, actually have several big question marks in their hearts: Can the United States truly play a responsible stakeholder in international affairs? character of?

Is the United States really ready to return to multilateral cooperation and make its due contribution to multilateral cooperation?

Is the United States really prepared to show due respect to the interests of other countries and listen to the voices of other countries?

"I think these problems exist in the hearts of most countries in the world, including allies of the United States, but some countries do not speak publicly. I hope that the United States can understand your concerns." (End)