Meeting US Ambassador Nicholas Burns in Beijing on October 28, Chinese Foreign Minister
Wang Yi, according to the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that "China-US relations
are now at a critical juncture, and the international community generally expects to see stable
development of China-US relations. As President Xi Jinping has pointed out, China and the
US need to respect each other, live in peace, and pursue win-win cooperation. These are the
fundamental principles China follows in developing relations with the United States. As two
major countries, neither China nor the US can change the other side. The US should stop trying
to deal with China from a position of strength, and stop aiming at suppressing and containing
China's development. Wang expressed the hope that Burns, as the US Ambassador to China,
will act to build bridges between the two sides". Burns replied that the US-China relationship
is of consequential importance to the two countries and the larger world, and that the US is
ready to strengthen communication with China to manage differences and advance cooperation.
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