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US-China relations: common interests outweigh differences, Wang Qishan says
- ‘Upholding the spirit of non-conflict and non-confrontation … key to promoting the healthy and stable development of Sino-US relations,’ Chinese vice-president says
- Relationship between world’s two largest economies matters to global prosperity and stability, he says
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China and the United States have more common interests than differences and should work together rather than seek confrontation, Chinese Vice-President Wang Qishan said on Friday.
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Speaking to US business leaders and former officials at a videoconference – the first high profile meeting between the two sides since Joe Biden’s inauguration as US president – Wang appealed for greater cooperation and fewer clashes.
“Upholding the spirit of non-conflict and non-confrontation, mutual respect and win-win cooperation, focusing on cooperation and managing differences are the keys to promoting the healthy and stable development of Sino-US relations,” he was quoted as saying by China Radio International.
The relationship between China and the United States mattered to global prosperity and stability, he said.
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Wang stressed the fact that the trade and economic relationship between what are now the world’s two largest economies had for the past four decades, since the establishment of formal diplomatic relations in 1979, been complementary and mutually beneficial.
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