China News Agency, Beijing, March 15. On March 14, local time, Yang Jiechi, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, held a meeting with Sullivan, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs of the United States, in Rome, Italy.
The two sides had candid, in-depth and constructive communication on China-US relations and international and regional issues of common concern, and agreed to jointly implement the consensus reached by the two heads of state, enhance understanding, manage differences, expand consensus, and strengthen cooperation, in order to promote the importance of China-US relations. Accumulate conditions on the right track for healthy and stable development.
Yang Jiechi said that implementing the consensus reached by the two heads of state is the most important task in China-US relations.
President Xi Jinping proposed that China-US relations in the new era should adhere to the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation, charting the course for the development of China-US relations.
President Biden responded positively and made important commitments such as not seeking a new Cold War, not seeking to change China's system, not seeking to oppose China by strengthening alliances, not supporting "Taiwan independence", and having no intention of confronting China.
China has always viewed and handled China-US relations in accordance with the three principles put forward by President Xi Jinping.
It is hoped that the United States will implement the promises made by President Biden.
Under the current international situation, China and the United States should strengthen dialogue and cooperation, properly manage differences, and avoid conflict and confrontation, which is in the interests of the Chinese and American people, the expectations of the international community and the interests of the people of the world.
Yang Jiechi stressed that the Taiwan issue concerns China's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
In the three Sino-U.S. joint communiques, the U.S. side clearly recognized that there is only one China, and the one-China principle is the premise of establishing diplomatic relations between China and the United States, and it is also the political foundation of Sino-U.S. relations.
On the Taiwan issue, the current US administration has made a commitment to adhere to the one-China policy and not support "Taiwan independence", but its actions are obviously inconsistent with its statements.
China expresses grave concern and firm opposition to the recent series of wrong words and deeds by the US on Taiwan-related issues.
Any attempt to condone and support the "Taiwan independence" separatist forces and attempt to play the "Taiwan card" to "use Taiwan to control China" will never succeed.
China requires the US to recognize the high sensitivity of the Taiwan issue, to abide by the one-China principle, the provisions of the three Sino-US joint communiques and the commitments made by the US, and not to go further and further down the very dangerous road.
Yang Jiechi clarified China's solemn position on issues related to Xinjiang, Tibet, and Hong Kong, pointing out that these issues involve China's core interests and are China's internal affairs, which allow no interference from external forces. Any attempt to suppress China will fail.
Yang Jiechi pointed out that insisting on seeking common ground while reserving differences and building a bridge of cooperation on the basis of properly handling differences is the correct way for China and the United States to get along that has been tested in practice since the publication of the Shanghai Communiqué 50 years ago.
The two sides should take history as a mirror, grasp the premise of mutual respect, stick to the bottom line of peaceful coexistence, and grasp the key to win-win cooperation.
The two sides also exchanged views on international and regional issues such as Ukraine, the DPRK nuclear issue, the Iranian nuclear issue, and Afghanistan.
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