Nov 18 \u2013 Chinese President Xi Jinping met with U.S. President Joe Biden in Lima, Peru, on Saturday local time. Both said their meeting was candid, profound and constructive, and expressed their willingness\u00a0to stay in contact.<\/p>\n
The two presidents spoke positively about the important role of China-U.S. strategic communication, regular contact between the respective diplomatic and security teams, and dialogue mechanisms on mil-to-mil relations, economic and trade ties, and financial issues.<\/p>\n
They reiterated the seven-point common understandings on the guiding principles for China-U.S. relations, namely treating each other with respect, finding a way to live alongside each other peacefully, maintaining open lines of communication, preventing conflict, upholding the United Nations Charter, cooperating in areas of shared interest and responsibly managing competitive aspects of the relationship.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The two sides are ready to uphold these principles, continue to stabilize China-U.S. relations and ensure a smooth transition of the relationship, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry.<\/p>\n
Political foundation and four red lines<\/strong><\/p>\n It is important not to challenge China\u2019s red lines and paramount principles, Xi said, adding that contradictions and differences between two major countries like China and the United States are unavoidable. But one side should not undermine the core interests of the other, let alone seek conflict or confrontation, he added.\u00a0<\/p>\n The one-China principle and the three China-U.S. joint communiqu\u00e9s are the political foundation of China-U.S. relations and must be observed, Xi continued, noting that the Taiwan question, democracy and human rights, China\u2019s path and system, and China\u2019s development right are four red lines for China. They must not be challenged and these are the most important guardrails and safety nets for China-U.S. relations, he stressed.<\/p>\n China\u2019s four \u2018unchanged\u2019 points<\/strong><\/p>\n Xi told Biden that China\u2019s goal of a stable, healthy and sustainable China-U.S. relationship remains unchanged. He said China\u2019s commitment to mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation as principles for handling China-U.S. relations also remains unchanged.\u00a0<\/p>\n China\u2019s position of resolutely safeguarding its sovereignty, security and development interests remains unchanged, he added, as does its desire to carry forward the traditional friendship between the Chinese and American peoples.\u00a0<\/p>\n China is ready to engage in dialogue, expand cooperation and manage differences with the United States to sustain the hard-won momentum toward stability in China-U.S. relations, Xi said.<\/p>\n Experts: Meeting reflects China\u2019s consistency<\/strong><\/p>\n The approach taken by China at the meeting reflects the country\u2019s consistent stance toward its relationship with the United States, experts told CGTN.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cChina\u2019s goal of a stable, healthy and sustainable China-U.S. relationship remains unchanged. President Xi and Biden\u2019s meeting shows that we have not given up on this effort,\u201d said Gao Fei, vice president of China Foreign Affairs University.<\/p>\n Gao noted that \u201cthe meeting also sends the same signal to the U.S. government that no matter how the U.S. government changes, China\u2019s general direction of promoting mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation with the United States will not change.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe meeting between the leaders of China and the United States, as well as Biden\u2019s ensuring of the stability of China-U.S. relations during the transition period,\u00a0is very critical,\u201d Zhou Wenxing, associate professor of international politics at the School of International Studies\u00a0at Nanjing University, said.<\/p>\n \u201cThe meeting\u00a0conveyed to the world the prospects of stability in the development of China-U.S. relations, which is the most important bilateral relationship in the world today, and has somewhat alleviated the anxiety of countries around the world about the current situation and future development,\u201d Zhou added.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Nov 18 \u2013 Chinese President Xi Jinping met with U.S. President Joe Biden in Lima, Peru, on Saturday local time. 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