Chinese President Xi Jinping puts forward a four- point proposal on the development of anew model of major-country relations between China and the U.S. in a speech at awelcome banquet jointly hosted by Washington State government and friendlycommunities in Seattle, on Sept. 22, 2015.
No. 1 China and the United States should read each other's strategicintentions correctly.
With deepening reform and opening-up, China has seen significant development in itseconomy and society and has become the world’s second largest economy. The U.S.,however, has been concerned about China’s rapid development. It is necessary for bothparties to boost mutual trust.
No. 2 Both sides should further advance areas of win-win cooperation.
There is huge potential for bilateral cooperation. China and the U.S. should speed upnegotiations to reach bilateral investment treaty so as to expand market access. The twocountries have begun to conduct more cooperation in energy, environmental cooperationand infrastructure construction. They should take news steps to promote cooperation inpeacekeeping based on joint military exercises.
No.3 They should manage their differences properly and effectively in orderto find more common ground.
There is no need for either to fear the differences between the two countries. It is the righttime for them to develop their bilateral relations. They should manage the differences andfollow the right way to build a new model of major-country relationship between Chinaand the U.S.
No. 4 They should boost people-to-people exchanges.
The cooperation between China and the U.S. is beneficial to the entire Asia-Pacific regionand even the world, and the fruits of the cooperation should be shared by the people ofboth countries. The long-term cooperation between the two countries is based on publicsupport. Therefore, boosting public support for bilateral relations is necessary for buildinga new model of major-country relationship between them. It is believed that Xi’s visit canboost people-to-people exchanges and consolidate bilateral relations.
This article was edited and translated from 《中美关系:站上新起点 做好四件事》,source: People's Daily Overseas Edition. The author is Shen Dingli, a professor andassociate dean at the Institute of International Studies of Shanghai-based FudanUniversity.
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