Xi Jinping Meets with U.S. Secretary of State Abraham Lincoln

On the afternoon of April 26, President Xi Jinping met with US Secretary of State Abraham Lincoln at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

Xi Jinping pointed out that this year marks the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States. The 45 years of Sino-US relations have gone through ups and downs, which has given us many important enlightenments: the two countries should be partners, not rivals; they should achieve each other, not hurt each other; they should seek common ground while reserving differences, not vicious competition; they should be true to their words and deeds, rather than saying one thing and doing another. I put forward the three major principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation, which are not only a summary of past experience, but also a guide to the future.

Xi Jinping emphasized that three weeks ago, I had a phone call with President Biden to discuss the consideration of the stable development of Sino-US relations this year, and proposed that the two sides should put peace as the most important, stability as the most important, and trust as the foundation. I have also stressed that "the greater can be the lesser". Today's world is undergoing a major change unseen in a century. How to deal with this change is a question of the times and the world. The answer I gave is to promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind. This has become the banner of China's diplomacy and has been welcomed by many countries in the world. The earth is so big and mankind faces so many common challenges. The ancient Chinese said "help each other in the same boat". I think it is necessary to "help each other with the ball" now ". Human society is closely related to each other and depends on each other. All countries have me in you and you in me. We should reach the greatest consensus for win-win and win-win results. This is the basic starting point for China's view of the world and Sino-US relations. I have always believed that a big country should look like a big country and have the mind and responsibility of a big country. China and the United States should set an example to this end, take responsibility for world peace, create opportunities for the development of all countries, provide public goods for the world, and play a positive role in world unity.
Xi Jinping stressed that when I met with President Biden in San Francisco, I put forward five pillars: jointly establishing correct cognition, jointly effectively managing differences, jointly promoting mutually beneficial cooperation, jointly shouldering the responsibilities of great powers, and jointly promoting people-to-people exchanges. These are the four beams and eight pillars that the edifice of Sino-US relations should have. When the general principle is set, other problems will be easy to handle. China is willing to cooperate, but cooperation should be two-way. We are not afraid of competition, but competition should be common progress, not a zero-sum game. China insists on non-alignment, and the United States should not engage in "small circles". Both sides can have their own friends and partners, do not aim at each other, do not oppose each other, do not harm each other. China is happy to see a confident, open, prosperous and developing United States, and hopes that the United States can also take a positive view of China's development.
Xi Jinping stressed that there is a saying in China that "if you don't advance day by day, you will retreat day by day". the same is true of sino-us relations. The momentum of stabilizing China-US relations has not come easily. I hope that the teams of both sides will continue to work hard to actively implement the "San Francisco Vision" I reached with President Biden, so that Sino-US relations can truly stabilize, improve, and move forward.

Blinken first conveyed President Biden's greetings to President Xi Jinping, saying that since the meeting between President Biden and President Xi Jinping in San Francisco, the two sides have made positive progress in bilateral exchanges, drug control, artificial intelligence, and cultural exchanges. The world today faces many complex challenges that require cooperation between the United States and China. During my visit to China, the people I met from all walks of life in the United States in China also hoped to see the improvement of US-China relations. The United States does not seek a "new cold war", does not seek to change China's system, does not seek to contain China's development, does not seek to oppose China through alliances, and has no intention of conflict with China. The United States adheres to the one-China policy and hopes to maintain communication with China, earnestly implement the San Francisco consensus reached by the two heads of state, seek more cooperation, avoid misunderstandings and misjudgments, manage differences responsibly, and promote the stable development of US-China relations.
Xi asked Blinken to convey his greetings to President Biden.
Wang Yi attended the meeting.

Source: Xinhua News Agency