As Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi says 2020 was an extraordinary year for China and the world. On relations with the U.S., Wang spoke of unprecedented difficulties. In an exclusive interview with CGTN, he said Beijing is ready to develop a relationship with Washington based on coordination, cooperation, and stability.
SU YUTING CGTN Reporter "At present, China-U.S. relations are going through a period of difficulties rarely seen since the establishment of diplomatic ties. This relationship has once again come to a major historical juncture. How do you see the future of this bilateral relationship?"
WANG YI Chinese Foreign Minister "In recent years, China-U.S. relations have run into unprecedented difficulties. Fundamentally, it all comes down to the serious misconceptions of U.S. policymakers about China. Some see China as the so-called biggest threat and their China policy based on this misperception is simply wrong. What has happened proves that the U.S. attempt to suppress China and start a new Cold War has not just seriously harmed the interests of the two peoples, but also caused severe disruptions to the world. Such a policy will find no support and is doomed to fail."
"China-U.S. relations have come to a new crossroads, and a new window of hope is opening. We hope that the next U.S. administration will return to a sensible approach, resume dialogue with China, restore normalcy to the bilateral relations and restart cooperation."
"China's policy toward the United States is consistent and stable. We are ready to develop with the United States a relationship based on coordination, cooperation, and stability. China has never meddled in the internal affairs of the United States and values peaceful co-existence and mutually beneficial cooperation with the United States. Likewise, the United States also needs to respect the social system and development path chosen by the Chinese people and respect their legitimate rights to pursue a better life."
"We know that some in the United States are uneasy about China's rapid development. However, the best way to keep one's lead is through constant self-improvement, not by blocking others’ development. We don't need a world where China becomes another United States. This is neither rational nor feasible. Rather, the United States should try to make itself a better country, and China will surely become its better self. We believe that as long as the United States can draw lessons from the past and work with China in the same direction, the two countries are capable of resolving differences through dialogue and expanding converging interests by cooperation. This will allow the two major countries to establish a model of coexistence that benefits both countries and the world, and open up new development prospects in line with the trend of history."
