China News Service, Shanghai, February 27 (Reporter Xu Jing) February 28 this year is the 50th anniversary of the publication of the "Shanghai Communiqué" between China and the United States. China and the United States have recently held a number of activities to celebrate this historic moment and review together. History, looking to the future.
Fifty years ago, the "Shanghai Communiqué" issued by China and the United States in Shanghai opened the door to the normalization of Sino-US relations.
Fifty years later, the China-US relationship has become one of the most important bilateral relations in the world.
In the meantime, people from all walks of life have witnessed the ups and downs of Sino-US relations.
The "Shanghai Communiqué" is the first joint communiqué between China and the United States, which affirms the one-China principle, together with the principles of respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of each country, non-aggression, non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries, equality and mutual benefit, and peaceful coexistence. , which constitutes the political basis for the normalization of Sino-US relations and the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
A number of international research experts believe that despite the intensifying strategic game between China and the United States, cooperation between China and the United States is the only correct choice.
In the context of the ongoing tension between China and the United States, to break the new ice between China and the United States, the principles and spirit of the "Shanghai Communiqué" should still be followed and inherited, and its achievements and consensus should be maintained.
In the 1960s and 1970s, why were China and the United States able to reopen the door of friendly exchanges after more than 20 years of isolation?
Shao Yuqun, director of the Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao Institute of the Shanghai Institute of International Studies and associate researcher of the Center for American Studies, analyzed in an exclusive interview with a reporter from China News Agency that the US judged that the development of the world situation and the international balance of power had undergone major changes, and the international pattern was multi-polarized. Development trend, the US side hopes to follow the trend of the times to ease relations with China.
"The publication of the 'Shanghai Communiqué' is of great significance to the improvement of China's surrounding diplomatic environment, and also plays an important role in the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and other countries." Shao Yuqun said, the publication of the "Shanghai Communiqué" laid an important foundation for the formal establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Base.
After 1979, the exchanges between the two peoples have exploded with enthusiasm, and the exchanges in science, technology, culture, education and trade between the two countries have expanded year by year. These personnel exchanges and exchanges have greatly helped the mutual understanding between the two societies. , is also the "stabilizer" of bilateral relations. "I especially hope to see the exchanges between the people of the two countries resume after the epidemic is over."
It is undeniable that the differences in political systems, ideologies and foreign policies between China and the United States have deep historical and realistic roots and will exist for a long time. The key is how to deal with them.
In Shao Yuqun's view, China and the United States must respect each other. In their relations with China, the United States must respect China's sovereignty and territorial integrity, not interfere in China's internal affairs, and deal with China on an equal footing.
At the same time, seeking common ground while reserving differences is very important.
Both China and the US see where the differences lie, but they should be able to handle them well, or put them aside temporarily, find common interests, and constantly expand common interests and cooperation points, so as to push China-US relations back to the right track of healthy and stable development. .
Yang Jiemian, director of the Academic Advisory Committee of the Shanghai Institute of International Studies, pointed out that at present, China emphasizes that China and the United States should respect each other, coexist peacefully, and cooperate for win-win results.
These three principles are the embodiment, inheritance, development and innovation of the spirit of the "Shanghai Communiqué".
"China's commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the 'Shanghai Communiqué' is to declare to the world China's foundation, principles, efforts and direction for improving Sino-US relations. China's signal is calm and clear."
Wu Xinbo, director of the Center for American Studies at Fudan University and director of the Shanghai Institute of American Studies, believes that, just as Nixon and Kissinger opened a new chapter in Sino-US relations by changing the US's perception of China and adjusting its policy towards China, today it is necessary to To choose a better development path for China-US relations in the next 50 years, the US needs to correctly understand the changing international landscape, correctly understand China, and adopt a pragmatic and constructive China policy.
Fifty years ago, then-US President Nixon emphasized during his visit to China that he hoped to "establish a new world order in which countries and peoples with different systems and different values can live together peacefully, have differences but respect each other, and allow History rather than letting the battlefield judge their different ideas."
Wu Xinbo said, "This political wisdom is worth learning from today's American policymakers." (End)