Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, attended a press conference on the sidelines of the second session of the 14th National People’s Congress in Beijing on 7th March, 2024.
Beijing urges Washington “to be clear-eyed about the trend of the times, view China’s development objectively and rationally, engage in exchanges with China proactively and pragmatically, and act to fulfill its commitments”, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said.
Wang made the comments when answering a question about China-US ties at a news conference on the sidelines of the ongoing annual two sessions.
He stressed that “the challenge for the US comes from itself, not from China”. “If the US is obsessed with suppressing China, it will eventually harm itself.”
“We have seen that some progress has indeed been made in improving China-US relations since the San Francisco meeting, which is fully in line with the aspirations and interests of the two countries and the people of the world,” Wang said.
“But we have to point out that the US side’s misperception of China still continues, and the promises made by the US side have not been faithfully honored,” he warned.
At the press conference, Wang raised four sharp questions for the US:
Speaking to reporters, Wang referred to the three principles proposed by President Xi about China-US relations, namely mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation.
“They are a statement of the experiences and lessons of the 50-plus years of China-US relations and represent the right way for interactions between major countries. They should be observed and acted upon by both sides,” he said.
