5. Xi meets Schumer

Xi Jinping meets US Senate majority leader Schumer and his delegation

Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 9 (Reporter Yang Yijun) – On the afternoon of October 9, President Xi Jinping met with the bipartisan delegation of the US Senate led by Chuck Schumer, the majority leader of the US Senate, at the Great Hall of the People.

Xi Jinping pointed out that Sino-US relations were the most important bilateral relations in the world. How China and the United States get along determines the future and destiny of mankind. Competition and confrontation are not in line with the trend of the times and cannot solve the countries’s own problems and the challenges facing the world. China has always believed that the common interests of China and the United States far outweigh their differences, and that China and the United States’ respective successes are opportunities rather than challenges to each other. The “Thucydides Trap” is not inevitable. The vast earth can fully accommodate the respective development and common prosperity of China and the United States. The economies of China and the United States are deeply integrated, and we can benefit from each other’s development. Global post-epidemic recovery, response to climate change, and resolution of international and regional hotspot issues all require coordination and cooperation between China and the United States. As two major countries, China and the United States should show the broad mind, vision and responsibility of major countries, handle Sino-US relations well, respect each other, peacefully coexist, and win-win cooperation in a responsible attitude towards history, the people, and the world, so as to enhance the mutual benefit of the two countries. people’s welfare, promote the progress of human society, and contribute to world peace and development.

Xi Jinping pointed out that the Chinese civilization has lasted for more than five thousand years and has always adhered to the concept of peace that keeps pace with the times, is inclusive, and cooperates and exchanges. China has created two miracles: rapid economic development and long-term social stability. It has historically solved the problem of absolute poverty and built a moderately prosperous society in all respects. The fundamental reason is that it has found a successful development path that is in line with China’s national conditions, meets the people’s expectations, and has the support of the people. China will continue to adhere to the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, comprehensively promote Chinese-style modernization, unswervingly adhere to peaceful development, and work with other countries in the world to promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind. We welcome more members of the U.S. Congress to visit China and better understand China’s past, present and future. It is hoped that the legislative bodies of the two countries will have more contacts, dialogues and exchanges to enhance mutual understanding and make positive contributions to the stabilization and improvement of Sino-US relations.

Schumer and others said that they were very happy to visit beautiful China and thanked China for its warm reception, which made us feel the vitality and potential of China’s development through this trip. Schumer and others introduced their views and opinions on issues related to Sino-US relations, saying that the stable development of U.S.-China relations is not only crucial to the United States and China, but also related to world peace and development. China’s development and prosperity are beneficial to the American people. The United States does not seek conflict with China and does not want to decouple from China. It is willing to strengthen dialogue and communication with China in the spirit of openness, candor and mutual respect, manage and control relations between the two countries responsibly, and promote the stable development of US-China relations. The United States looks forward to strengthening bilateral trade and investment cooperation with China and strengthening communication and cooperation on issues such as addressing climate change, combating drug trafficking, and resolving regional conflicts.

Wang Yi attended the meeting.