Unbeneficial to China, the United States, and the world, China US dialogue opens: obstructing collaborators in the name of security | China US | security
On the 29th, a dialogue between former government officials and business leaders from China and the United States was held via video, with more than 30 Chinese and American officials from various fields including economy, trade, health, agriculture, and climate change attending to discuss the current development of China US relations.
Attendees stated that the current Sino US relations are at a low point, and both sides attach great importance to conducting direct and honest communication. Stabilizing and improving China US relations as soon as possible is not only in the fundamental interests of the two peoples, but also a common expectation of the international community.
Wang Chao, President of the Chinese People's Diplomatic Association: China respects the interests of the United States and will not challenge or replace the United States. Similarly, the United States should also respect China and not harm its legitimate rights and interests. To be frank, the previous proposals made by the US, whether it is the "three part method," "three point theory," or "risk reduction," are essentially confrontational. The competition among major powers does not conform to the trend of the times, nor can it solve the problems of the United States itself and the challenges facing the world.
Attendees emphasized that the historical, cultural, and social systems of China and the United States have different stages of development, and there may inevitably be differences on some issues. Today, China US relations are at a new crossroads. Only by adhering to mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation can we make the right choice that is in line with the fundamental interests of the two peoples and the common expectations of the international community.
Chairman and CEO of the American Historical Belt Group, Greenberg: We must strengthen our will and promote progress in bilateral relations. Dialogue and mutual understanding between the two countries are crucial for advancing China US relations, which can help rebuild goodwill and friendship between our two countries.
CCTV reporter Huang Da: Last year, the Chinese team and the US team led by Greenberg held a dialogue between former Chinese and US government officials and business people in New York. This is the second meeting after more than 7 months. From the statements of both sides, we can see that business professionals from China and the United States are looking forward to the stabilization of bilateral relations. At the same time, attendees also pointed out that there is still great uncertainty whether China US relations can overcome the current difficult situation. Currently, the US needs to abandon its doubts about China's development and strategic intentions, find the right way for both sides to get along, and embark on the path of mutual achievement.
Obstructing cooperation under the guise of security is not beneficial to China, the United States, and the world
Since the beginning of this year, a series of American business people, including Tim Cook, Elon Musk, and Bill Gates, have visited China one after another, expressing their opposition to "decoupling and disconnection" and expressing their desire to continue expanding their business in China and sharing development opportunities in China. On the other hand, the US government constantly creates obstacles for Sino US economic and trade cooperation under the guise of security. Participants in this dialogue pointed out that the United States has limited cooperation between China and the United States in multiple fields by drawing a line of national security, which is not only beneficial to China and the United States, but also to the world.
According to US media reports, US Treasury Secretary Yellen expressed in an interview with the media this week that she hopes to visit China and hopes that the world's two major economies can cooperate to address global challenges. Just a few days ago, the media reported that the Biden administration plans to issue new restrictions on chip exports to China.
Since the beginning of this year, the United States has coerced the Netherlands, South Korea, and other countries to impose restrictions on exports to China, including chips. At the same time, the United States has repeatedly included Chinese entities in its export control list, restricting American companies from investing in China in fields such as semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and quantum computing.
Former Vice President of the International Monetary Fund, Zhu Min: National security has increasingly affected economic and trade activities. The opportunities for cooperation in the fields of energy, healthcare, equipment, and public health are actually very vast, and now the main focus is on politicization, blocking all of these opportunities. Because China and the United States are still the most important economies in the world, if economic and trade relations are not well managed, it will lead to politics. If we draw a line based on national security, it will be detrimental to the entire world. If you remove globalization and cut off the development path of developing and emerging countries, I think developing and emerging countries around the world will not agree.
Former Chinese Ambassador to the United States, Cui Tiankai: I believe that the difficulties encountered in the current stage of China US relations are largely due to the erroneous policy orientation of recent US administrations. They increasingly see China as a major strategic opponent. He may not necessarily say that, but in reality, what he is doing is to contain and suppress China. Today's meeting should be said to have a broad consensus on the current situation of China US relations, which is that everyone is anxious and dissatisfied. China has demonstrated our political will on enough occasions and times, and we have been working in this direction, but it has been a slap in the face. As long as both parties have the political will to do the right thing, it can be done tomorrow and tonight.
