Xinhua News Review: Let the "Power Source" of China US Relations Survive endlessly
The metaphor of "source of power" profoundly points out that cultural exchanges play a fundamental role in the exchanges between the two countries.
Although China and the United States are far apart, the friendly exchanges between the two peoples have a long and rich history. More than 200 years ago, the American merchant ship "China Queen" made its maiden voyage across the ocean to China.More than 50 years ago, Chinese and American athletes used "table tennis diplomacy" not only to bring the two peoples closer, but also to open the historical prelude to the improvement and development of Sino US relations.
In the following decades, although the relationship between China and the United States has gone through ups and downs, cultural exchanges have never stopped. History has shown that once the door to China US relations is opened, civil exchanges become unstoppable, developing from a trickle to a surging river, with more diverse subjects constantly expanding in depth. Higher education institutions, corporate organizations, civil society organizations, think tanks, and others are participating in the cultural exchange system and playing an increasingly important role.Over the past 40 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, local exchanges and the construction of friendly cities between the two countries have become increasingly active: friendly provinces, states, and cities have covered more than 90% of the states and cities in the United States. Mechanisms such as the China US Friendship Conference have been effective and have facilitated numerous cooperation projects between the two sides. The fields, levels, and scale of cultural exchanges between the two countries are also continuously expanding, with a combination of communication points and highlights in education, culture, sports, technology, youth, women, and other aspects. For example, Tianjin Conservatory of Music and Julia College in the United States have launched high-level art cooperation in education, strengthening cooperation in art education, and adding new platforms for promoting cultural exchanges between China and the United States.
The healthy and stable development of bilateral relations requires the efforts of politicians and diplomats, as well as mutual understanding, enhanced trust, and joint efforts among the general public. Over the years, cultural exchanges between China and the United States have played a unique and positive role in promoting the development of China US relations, becoming an important pillar in promoting the development of China US relations. Cultural exchanges have brought the hearts of the two peoples closer, deepened their understanding and identification with each other in a subtle and silent way, enriched the connotation of China US relations, and injected inexhaustible impetus into the development of China US relations.
Respect, understanding, and inclusivity are the basic principles of cultural exchanges and key words reflecting the development process of cultural exchanges between China and the United States. Although China and the United States have different cultures and systems, as long as they open up, respect each other, and seek common ground while reserving differences, they can bridge the gap and broaden the path of their relationship.
Deepening cultural exchanges between China and the United States is not only a pragmatic action in line with the trend of the times, but also a visionary project of popular support. In June this year, when sending a congratulatory letter to the "Guling Edge" China US Folk Friendship Forum, it was emphasized that "we hope that everyone can inherit and carry forward the story of Guling and the relationship between Guling, so that the friendship between the Chinese and American people can grow and thrive like a thousand year old willow tree on Guling.";
At the Bali meeting held in November last year, the heads of state of China and the United States reached a consensus that "cultural exchanges between China and the United States are very important, and encourage the expansion of personnel exchanges in various fields between the two countries.". The governments and all sectors of society of the two countries should implement the consensus between China and the United States, comply with the desire of the two peoples to strengthen exchanges and cooperation, actively promote cultural exchanges between the two sides with a long-term perspective, consolidate the public opinion foundation of China US relations, and inject stronger stabilizing forces into the development of bilateral relations.
