Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, July 20th On July 20, President Xi Jinping met with former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing.
On July 20, President Xi Jinping met with former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Huang Jingwen
Xi Jinping pointed out that Dr. Kissinger has just celebrated his 100th birthday, and you have visited China more than 100 times. The combination of these two “hundreds” makes your visit to China this time of special significance. Fifty-two years ago, China and the United States were at a critical turning point. Chairman Mao Zedong, Premier Zhou Enlai, President Nixon and you yourself made the correct choice of Sino-US cooperation with outstanding strategic vision and started the process of normalizing Sino-US relations. It changed the two countries and changed the world. Chinese people value friendship, and we will never forget our old friend and your historic contribution to promoting the development of Sino-US relations and enhancing the friendship between the Chinese and American peoples.
Xi Jinping emphasized that the world is currently undergoing major changes unseen in a century, and major changes have taken place in the international structure. China and the United States are once again at the crossroads of where to go, and the two sides need to make another choice. Looking into the future, China and the United States can achieve mutual success and common prosperity. The key is to follow the three principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation. On this basis, China is willing to discuss with the United States how the two countries can get along correctly and promote the steady development of Sino-US relations. This is beneficial to both sides and will also benefit the world. I hope you and people of insight in the United States will continue to play a constructive role in bringing China-US relations back to the right track.
Kissinger expressed his gratitude to President Xi Jinping for choosing to meet me in Building 5 of the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, where I met with Chinese leaders during my first visit to China. The US-China relationship is of vital importance to the peace and prosperity of both countries and the world. Under the current situation, we should abide by the principles set in the “Shanghai Communique”, understand the extreme importance of the one-China principle to China, and promote the development of US-China relations in a positive direction. I am willing to continue to make efforts to enhance mutual understanding between the people of the United States and China.
Wang Yi attended the meeting.
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2023-07-20 07:50:00
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