BEIJING: President Xi Jinping said China and the United States must “find ways to get along” to safeguard world peace and development, state media reported Thursday, as he embarks on his precedent-breaking third term in power.
China and the United States have butted heads in recent years on issues ranging from Beijing’s aggression towards self-governing Taiwan to its crackdown in Hong Kong and alleged rights abuses in Xinjiang.
Washington has also accused Beijing of providing diplomatic cover for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Xi sealed another five years as China’s leader at the end of a twice-a-decade Communist Party Congress on Sunday.
“The world today is neither peaceful nor tranquil,” Xi wrote in a congratulatory letter to the National Committee on US-China Relations — some of his first remarks since the Congress — according to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
“As major powers, strengthening communication and cooperation between China and the US will help to increase global stability and certainty, and promote world peace and development,” he reportedly told the New York-based non-profit organisation.
Xi added that China was “willing to work with the US to give mutual respect, coexist peacefully… (and) find ways to get along in the new era”, the broadcaster reported.
Doing so “will not only be good for both countries, but also benefit the world”, Xi wrote.
The Biden administration said this month that China is the only competitor to the United States “with both the intent to reshape the international order and, increasingly, the economic, diplomatic, military and technological power to advance that objective”.
China appreciates the Saudi side’s support for China’s Global Development Initiatives and welcomes its active participation in the implementation of the initiatives, he said.
Wang said China also appreciates that the Saudi side pursues an independent and autonomous energy policy and makes active efforts to maintain the stability of the international energy market.
China supports Saudi Arabia to play a greater role in international and regional affairs, and is willing to strengthen communication and collaboration with the Saudi side in the United Nations, BRICS, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, G20 and other platforms to practice multilateralism and safeguard international justice, he added.
Faisal congratulated on the successful convening of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. He said that Saudi Arabia and China have established a high degree of political trust, achieved fruitful cooperation results, conducted close coordination and communication, and effectively safeguarded their common interests.
The China-Saudi Arabia High-level Joint Committee has played an important role in promoting the development of Saudi Arabia-China relations, he said.
Saudi Arabia has always prioritized its relations with China, adhered to the one-China policy, resolutely opposed interference in China’s internal affairs and resisted politicization of human rights issues, he said.
Faisal said Saudi Arabia appreciates China’s support for the just cause of the Arab people, its support for the establishment of a weapons of mass destruction-free zone in the Middle East and its initiative to establish a multilateral dialogue platform in the Gulf region.
The Saudi side is willing to continuously promote the level of practical cooperation with China in political, economic and investment fields, he added.
