As spring blooms, Xi Jinping once again pledged to make Sino-US relations "stabilize and get better"

(A closer look at China) As spring blooms, Xi Jinping once again pledged to make Sino-US relations "stabilize and get better."

　　China News Service, Beijing, March 28th: ​​As spring blooms, Xi Jinping once again expressed his hope that Sino-US relations will "stabilize and get better."

　　Author Liang Xiaohui Guoxuan

　　As spring blossoms in Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping met collectively with representatives from the U.S. business community and strategic academia at the Great Hall of the People on March 27. This is the first time that Xi Jinping has had face-to-face communication with American people in Beijing since the meeting between the heads of state of China and the United States in San Francisco in November 2023.

　　For a long time, the U.S. business community has been the backbone of China-U.S. cooperation, and there are many insightful people in the strategic academia who have actively provided advice and suggestions for the development of Sino-U.S. relations. During the meeting, Xi Jinping talked about Sino-US relations, discussed China's development, and released important information on how to "stabilize and improve" Sino-US relations.

On March 27, President Xi Jinping met collectively with representatives from the U.S. business community and strategic academia at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Huang Jingwen

Sino-US relations can have a better future

　　As one of the most important bilateral relations in the world, the direction of Sino-US relations has attracted the attention of the world.

　　"President Biden and I met in San Francisco last year, and the biggest consensus was that Sino-US relations should stabilize and get better." Xi Jinping said to representatives of the U.S. business community and strategic academia.

　　This year marks the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States. Currently, Sino-US relations are facing new changes. Liu Qing, deputy director of the China Institute of International Studies, pointed out that since the San Francisco meeting, some progress has been made in improving Sino-US relations, but the US's misperception of China continues, the promises made have not been truly fulfilled, and some unfriendly noises towards China have been made. and actions have brought challenges to the relations between the two countries.

　　He believes that at such an important time point, how to promote the sustained, stable and healthy development of Sino-US relations is an issue of great concern to both countries and the world. In this meeting, China made it clear that it should maintain the momentum of stabilizing Sino-US relations and actively explore the right way to get along with each other.

　　"The success of China and the United States is an opportunity for each other. As long as both sides regard each other as partners, respect each other, coexist peacefully, and cooperate for win-win results, China-U.S. relations will get better." Xi Jinping reiterated the three principles proposed by China during the meeting , once again made it clear that China and the United States should help each other's development, rather than become a hindrance. "China-US relations cannot return to the past, but they can have a better future."

　　Su Xiaohui, deputy director of the Institute of American Studies at the China Institute of International Studies, believes that China-US relations do not need to go back to the past, but should strive to look forward and commit to a better future. This meeting once again demonstrated the continuity of China's policy towards the United States and clearly sent a positive signal for stabilizing and developing Sino-US relations.

On March 27, President Xi Jinping met collectively with representatives from the U.S. business community and strategic academia at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Shen Hong

People from all walks of life in China and the United States should have more contacts and exchanges

　　China and the United States, two major countries, cannot do without dealing with each other. Looking back at the exchanges between China and the United States over the past half century or so, we can see that communication has always been the basis for mutual understanding.

　　"The history of Sino-US relations is a history of friendly exchanges between the two peoples." Xi Jinping pointed out in this meeting that he hopes that people from all walks of life in the two countries will have more contacts and exchanges, continue to accumulate consensus, enhance trust, eliminate all kinds of interference, and deepen mutually beneficial cooperation.

　　This meeting is a concrete manifestation of the back-and-forth between China and the United States. Among the Americans who came to China this time, nine were "old faces" at the joint welcome banquet of American friendship groups in San Francisco last November. From San Francisco to Beijing, exchanges are increasing understanding.

　　Allison, the founding dean of Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, is the proposer of the "Thucydides Trap" theory. In recent years, through more contact and understanding of Chinese culture, he believes that the "Thucydides Trap" is not inevitable. After attending the meeting, Allison said that the new type of major-country relations proposed by Xi Jinping is a positive solution to avoid the "Thucydides Trap" and demonstrates great leadership.

　　Representatives of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations who attended the meeting said during this visit to China that U.S.-China relations begin with contact, and contact does not mean compromise, but is the only way for the healthy and correct development of bilateral relations.

　　Gao Fei, vice president of the China Foreign Affairs University, believes that through this meeting, China hopes that friendly figures from the U.S. business community and strategic academia can convey a more accurate voice for the development of Sino-U.S. bilateral relations and promote the "pursuit of great harmony" between China and the United States. , keep minor differences."

　　In fact, from letters to meetings, Xi Jinping has maintained close interactions with friendly people in the United States, encouraging and supporting people from all walks of life in the two countries to have more contacts and exchanges.

　　Gao Fei believes that this reflects China's great emphasis on promoting cultural exchanges and people-to-people exchanges between China and the United States, and also reflects China's sincerity in improving Sino-US relations. As Xi Jinping said, the hope of Sino-US relations lies in the people, the foundation lies in the people, the future lies in the youth, and the vitality lies in the localities.

China's development prospects are bright

　　The American people who participated in the meeting were also generally concerned about China's economic development situation, how it will achieve its expected development goals this year, and what impact China's development will have on U.S.-China relations.

　　During the meeting, Xi Jinping responded clearly to these issues: "China's economy is healthy and sustainable" and "China's development prospects are bright. We have the confidence and confidence." Xi Jinping emphasized that China's reform and opening up will not stop, and made it clear that we are planning and implementing a series of major measures to comprehensively deepen reform.

　　In fact, there have been various discussions on China's development in the international public opinion field, and there is even a lot of doubts and negative voices.

　　Liu Qing believes that Xi Jinping’s statement once again conveys China’s confidence in development to the outside world. Recently, executives from foreign companies have launched a new wave of visits to China. At the same time, China has also continuously introduced policies and measures to expand opening-up, releasing multiple benefits. "Everyone generally has confidence in China's development, and the magnetic attraction of the Chinese market remains unabated."

　　During the meeting, Xi Jinping made it clear that "China's development has gone through various difficulties and challenges to get to where it is today. It did not collapse because of the 'China collapse theory' in the past, and it will not peak because of the 'China peak theory' now."

　　Blackstone Group, Bloomberg Group, FedEx, Qualcomm... Many U.S. business representatives participating in the collective meeting are from well-known multinational companies and are also long-term partners of China. They said that American companies are optimistic about China's economic development prospects and will unswervingly continue to delve into China and develop long-term and close cooperative relations with China.

　　“China’s door to opening up will only open wider and wider”, which echoes American companies’ “invest in China, develop deeply in China, and win in China”. This is not only a true portrayal of China's current development, but also a concrete manifestation of the "stabilization and improvement" of Sino-US relations. (over)