(Two Sessions Express) Wang Yi talks about Sino-US relations: we should reorganize our bags and start replacing the "rule of thirds" with "three principles"

　　China News Agency, Beijing, March 7 (Reporter Li Chun) Talking about Sino-US relations, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in Beijing on the 7th that China and the United States should regain their original intention of melting ice, regroup and set out, and use mutual The "three principles" of respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation replace the "rule of thirds" of competition, cooperation and confrontation.

　　On the same day, at the press conference of the Fifth Session of the 13th National People's Congress, Wang Yi made the above remarks when answering questions about China-US relations.

He said that great power competition is not the theme of the times, and zero-sum game is not the right choice.

In an era of interdependence and globalization, how to find the right way for the two major powers, China and the United States, is not only a problem that human society has never encountered before, but also an equation that the two countries must solve together.

　　Wang Yi said that since last year, President Xi Jinping and President Biden have held video meetings and two phone calls, and the two sides have also conducted dialogues and exchanges at various levels.

We have noticed that US leaders and some senior officials have successively stated that the US does not seek a "new Cold War", does not seek to change China's system, does not seek to strengthen alliances against China, does not support "Taiwan independence", and has no intention of confronting China.

　　"But it is regrettable that this 'four no and one no intention' statement has always been floating in the air and has not landed for a long time. The fact before us is that the US still spares no effort to carry out a zero-sum game-style' fierce competition with China. ', constantly attacking and provoking troubles on issues concerning China's core interests, and piecing together international 'small circles' to suppress China, which not only damages the overall situation of bilateral relations, but also impacts international peace and stability." Wang Yi pointed out that this is not a negative What a responsible country should look like is not something that a country does with credit.

As a sovereign and independent country, China has every right to take necessary measures to firmly defend its legitimate interests.

　　Wang Yi stressed that this year marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of the Shanghai Communiqué.

Looking back on history, in the spirit of seeking common ground while reserving differences, China and the United States replaced confrontation with cooperation, benefiting the two peoples and promoting world peace and prosperity.

Looking forward to the future, the two sides should regain the original intention of melting ice, regroup and set out, and replace the "three-point rule" of competition, cooperation, and confrontation with the "three principles" of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation, and promote the US policy toward China. Return to the right track of rationality and pragmatism, and push China-US relations back to the right track of soundness and stability.

　　At present, the United States is focusing on the Asia-Pacific region. Regarding how China evaluates the concept of the "Indo-Pacific region and the four Indo-Pacific countries", Wang Yi pointed out that the real purpose of the "Indo-Pacific strategy" is to create an Indo-Pacific version of "NATO" and maintain It is a hegemonic system dominated by the United States, which impacts the ASEAN-centered regional cooperation structure, and damages the overall and long-term interests of regional countries.

　　Wang Yi pointed out that the "Indo-Pacific strategy" of the United States is becoming synonymous with bloc politics.

We have seen that the US is playing the game of geopolitical games in the name of promoting regional cooperation; it shouts that it wants to return to multilateralism, but it is actually closing an exclusive "club"; it claims to maintain international rules, but tries to Another set of their own "help rules."

From strengthening the "Five Eyes Alliance" to peddling the "four-sided mechanism", piecing together a trilateral security partnership, and tightening bilateral military alliances, the "May 4, 32" posture that the United States has deployed in the Asia-Pacific region is by no means good news. Rather, it is a disaster that disrupts regional peace and stability.

　　He said that the real purpose of the "Indo-Pacific Strategy" is to try to create an Indo-Pacific version of "NATO". It maintains the US-led hegemonic system, attacks the ASEAN-centered regional cooperation structure, and harms regional countries. overall and long-term benefits.

This countercurrent runs counter to the common vision of countries in the region to seek peace, development, cooperation and win-win results, and is doomed to have no future.

　　Wang Yi stressed that the Asia-Pacific is a hot spot for cooperation and development, not a geopolitical chess game.

China has always been rooted in the Asia-Pacific, building the Asia-Pacific, and benefiting the Asia-Pacific.

We welcome proposals that meet regional realities and meet the needs of all parties; we are firmly opposed to proposals to provoke regional confrontation and create camp confrontation.

China is willing to work with all parties to distinguish right from wrong, stick to the right path, resist "Indo-Pacific" confrontation with "small circles", build a "big stage" for Asia-Pacific cooperation, and join hands to move towards an Asia-Pacific community with a shared future.

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