Chinese President Xi Jinping exchanged congratulatory messages on the 45th anniversary of the establishment of ties between Washington and Beijing with his American counterpart, Joe Biden, and emphasized that cooperation and respect “are the right path.” ” so that both powers maintain good relations.
Xi indicated that the relationship between China and the United States, whose establishment marks the 45th anniversary in 2024, “has overcome difficulties and advanced overall, benefiting not only the two peoples, but also peace, stability and the prosperity of the world,” the state broadcaster CCTV reported this Monday.
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The president of the Asian giant stressed that he wishes to “work together with Biden to continue guiding and navigating relations between China and the United States, benefiting the two countries and the two peoples, and promoting the cause of world peace and development.”
“The two sides should implement the consensus and results reached by the two heads of state, and promote the stable, healthy and sustainable development of relations between China and the United States with concrete actions,” the Chinese leader assured his counterpart, in reference to the meeting they both had on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco last November.
For his part, Biden expressed in his message that, “since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1979, contacts between the United States and China have fostered prosperity and opportunities for the United States, China and the entire world,” according to CCTV.
Redefining the relationship
The US president pledged to “responsibly manage” relations and conveyed to Xi his hope to “continue advancing ties between the United States and China based on the progress made by his predecessors and their many meetings.”
Relations between China and the United States are experiencing a period of thaw after months of hostilities due to trade tensions, technological competition and new episodes of mutual sanctions, among other issues.
Although friction continues to exist on issues such as Taiwan or the South China Sea, both powers resumed high-level military dialogue on December 22, which had been suspended by Beijing after the then president of the House of Representatives of United States, Nancy Pelosi, visited Taiwan in August 2022, a trip that infuriated Chinese authorities.
By Nadeem Faisal Baiga
