US-China relations: Xi tells Blinken America cannot ‘say one thing and do another’
- Chinese President Xi Jinping urges the US to view China’s development positively so bilateral relations could be stabilised
- China-US ties are more stable but still at risk if ‘red lines’ are crossed, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi tells US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during talks on Friday
Blinken, in turn, expressed concerns about China’s supply of goods that could have military uses to Russia and its alleged manufacturing overcapacity.
The two countries agreed to continue high-level engagement, including talks in the next few weeks on artificial intelligence, but appeared to have made little progress on the most challenging issues as Blinken wrapped up his three-day trip.
Xi warned Washington not to form “small blocs” against China and said relations could only stabilise and move forward if the US viewed China’s development positively.
“This year marks the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States … the two countries should be partners, not rivals; they should achieve mutual success, not harm each other; they should seek common ground while reserving differences instead of vicious competition; they should be true to their words and be resolute in deeds, rather than saying one thing and doing another,” he said, according to a report by state broadcaster CCTV.
“I have said many times that the Earth is big enough for China and the United States to develop together and prosper independently. China would like to see a confident, open, prosperous and developing United States. We hope that the United States can also take a positive view of China’s development,” he said.
