China News Service, Beijing, September 26 (Reporter Xie Yanbing) On the morning of September 25, local time, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan held a tea ceremony with US President Trump and his wife Melania at the White House. The two heads of state agreed to further enrich the connotation of the positioning of China-US relations and jointly build a "constructive strategic and stable relationship based on respect, fairness and reciprocity."
In May this year, during the meeting between the heads of state of China and the United States in Beijing, the two sides jointly established a new positioning of bilateral relations to build a constructive strategic and stable relationship between China and the United States. This time in Washington, the connotation of the positioning of Sino-US relations has been further enriched, with the addition of six words: "respect, fairness, and equality."
"Respect, fairness, and equality are in line with the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation that China has always adhered to in handling Sino-US relations. This is not only the inheritance of past principles, but also the development of historical experience, and the continued development of the correct way for China and the United States to get along in the new era." said Diao Daming, deputy director of the National Institute of Development and Strategy at Renmin University of China.
He analyzed that "respect" is the premise, which means respecting each other's social systems, development paths and core interests, and continuing the spirit of the three joint communiqués between China and the United States; "fairness" is the pursuit of values, embedded in the new international relations advocated by China, which is not only reflected in the fairness and justice of international relations, but also in the maintenance of fairness in international law and international order; "reciprocity" refers to reciprocity and the balance of rights and obligations, emphasizing equal status and balanced interests in international exchanges, rather than exclusive rights for one party and obligations for the other.
Liu Qing, deputy director of the China Institute of International Studies, noted that "respect" is given top priority. This is the key for China and the United States to avoid strategic misjudgments and accumulate strategic mutual trust. It is also the basis for the stability and long-term development of bilateral relations.
Fairness means "getting along according to the rules" and opposes "use it if it works well, discard it if it doesn't work". Liu Qing said that as two major countries, China and the United States emphasize "fairness" in the development of bilateral relations, which is not only conducive to the development of bilateral relations, but also helps provide a fair and just development environment for all countries and ensure a balance between rights and obligations.
Liu Qing said that reciprocity is the operational orientation for dealing with specific issues in Sino-US relations. "Especially for Sino-US economic and trade relations, it is very important to practice 'reciprocity'. Only by adhering to reciprocity can we bring real benefits to the people of the two countries."
Gao Fei, president of the China Foreign Affairs University, believes that during Xi Jinping's visit to the United States, the two countries decided to build a "constructive strategic and stable relationship based on respect, fairness, and reciprocity," which reflected the common concerns of China and the United States and attracted worldwide attention. "This meeting has taken an important step towards building a constructive strategic and stable relationship between China and the United States, and the new positioning is being transformed from vision into more powerful actions."
Gao Fei said that respect, fairness, and reciprocity support each other and constitute the action framework for the future cooperation between China and the United States as two major countries. They help enhance consensus, reduce misunderstandings, strengthen cooperation, and promote the stable, healthy, and sustainable development of Sino-US relations.
"The future of Sino-US relations is bright, and this is a historical trend." Xi Jinping said during the tea ceremony this time, I am willing to work with President Trump to write a mark in the history of the development of Sino-US relations with the courage and responsibility to be responsible for history.
Trump posted on the social media platform that the meeting between the two heads of state was a meeting full of friendship, strength and success, and he looked forward to the next meeting with President Xi Jinping.
"This conveys the important consensus that the heads of state of China and the United States will lead the development of bilateral relations." Liu Qing said that as the helmsmen of the two countries, they can grasp the direction, control the overall situation, and promote the smooth progress of the ship of Sino-US relations, which is of great significance to the people of the two countries and the world.
