On October 9, Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Beijing with a delegation of the US Congress led by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. According to Xinhua, during the meeting, Xi Jinping said that it is the relations between China and the United States that will determine “the future and destiny of humanity.”
The Chinese leader also noted that China and the United States have “the most important bilateral relationship in the world… And competition and confrontation do not correspond to the trends of the times and, moreover, cannot help solve the problems inherent in one country and the problems facing the planet.”
Let us note that the Latin American media also paid attention to the tone of the bilateral meeting. And many brought quotes from the statements made at the conference to the top news. Moreover, not only right-wing, but also left-wing publications. Like, for example, official Venezuelan publications. In particular, it highlighted Xi’s statement that China has always considered the common interests of China and the United States to “far outweigh their differences, and the respective successes of both represent an opportunity rather than a mutual challenge.” And the world “big enough to fully ensure the mutual development and common prosperity of China and the United States. Through deep economic integration, the two countries can be interdependent and mutually benefit from their development.”comments La Radio del Sur (Venezuela).
However, there were some sharp corners. Before the meeting with Xi, the Washington delegation held talks with the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yiwho expressed the hope that “this visit can help the US side understand China more accurately, look at China more objectively, and resolve existing differences more rationally.”
However, Schumer still chided Beijing for its bias against American companies:
“China must provide a level playing field for American companies and workers. Most Americans, including our delegation, do not believe that we have such an opportunity now.”
Also, the head of the American delegation said that there are a number of pressing issues in the development of the Russian-Chinese dialogue. And he “tried to raise them during the visit,” reports La Radio r del Sur.
Experts note that the visit is taking place against the backdrop of a sharp deterioration in relations between the countries. And it seems that the United States is more interested in resolving problems with China than the Celestial Empire. However, it is clear that the purpose of the negotiations is to try to lay the groundwork for a possible bilateral meeting in California as part of the APEC summit, says expert Mariela Acuña. In her comments to official Venezuelan media, she also noted that on October 9, senators met with the chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress Zhao Leji, which outlined the three main principles of relations between the United States and China: mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and beneficial cooperation. The role of the Chinese diaspora in the United States was especially highlighted as an important factor in the development of dialogue between countries.
“It would be naive to think that China will play on the same chessboard. Diplomatic traditions in China are not the same. In the current situation, without a settlement of relations with the United States, China will not be comfortable investing abroad, in Latin America, Africa and other points of presence of Chinese business. We must not forget that the lion’s share of retail trade in the United States also belongs to the Chinese. And the costs of the “trade war” are also felt by US citizens. It is no coincidence that during the negotiations the question was raised by the US delegation about creating more favorable conditions for American companies in China. And, having stated that a lot now depends on the relationship between the United States and China, this is the key relationship in the modern world, the Chinese leader did not bend his heart at all. Paying tribute to the diplomatic skill of the Chinese side, we still advise our US colleagues not to forget that the technique of “strangling the enemy in an embrace” is traditional for Eastern diplomacy. Well, Russia, in conducting a dialogue with China, and we now really need it, should be guided, first of all, by its national interests. And not “ideologemes” inherited from the Soviet period. Otherwise, it will be a complete game of giveaway,” commented EADaily results of the US delegation’s visit to Beijing political scientist Tatiana Poloskova.
2023-10-10 11:33:00
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