Director of China's External Liaison Department: "The common interests between the U.S. and China are not decreasing, but rather increasing."

Liu Haixing, head of the External Liaison Department, who oversees the Chinese Communist Party's external exchanges, emphasized the stability and cooperation of the relationship between the United States and China, saying that the common interests between the United States and China have increased compared to the past.

According to the Central External Liaison Department of the Communist Party of China on the 12th, Director Liu said in a keynote speech at the 2026 US-China Party Dialogue held in Beijing that day, "The common interests of China and the US have not decreased, but rather have increased."

He said, "China and the United States are countries in the Asia-Pacific region and the world's two largest economies, and the relationship between the two countries is one of the most important bilateral relationships in the world."

He continued, "The Asia-Pacific region is maintaining a trend of peace and development through the joint efforts of each country, but is facing challenges such as geopolitical tension, unilateralism, and the spread of protectionism."

Director Liu emphasized the importance of cooperation between the two countries, referring to Chinese President Xi Jinping's statement that "China-US cooperation cannot solve all the world's problems, but it is difficult to solve many of the world's problems without cooperation between the two countries."

He said, "A stable, healthy and sustainable China-U.S. relationship not only serves the interests of the two peoples, but is also an important factor supporting peace and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific and the world."

Director Ryu also said, "In the approximately 50 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States, the United States has had eight presidents. Regardless of whether they were Republican or Democratic, and no matter how they initially viewed China, the Chinese Communist Party, and Sino-American relations, they eventually came to recognize the importance of the three basic principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and coexistence through cooperation based on the experiences and lessons learned in the relationship between the two countries."