The Asia-Pacific region enjoys an increasingly prominent position in the internationalpolitical and economic layout by virtue of continued rapid development. The UnitedStates pays more and more attention to the region and wants to share the fruits of itsprosperity. In this regard, the Asian countries are able to understand.
In the past century, the United States has always been playing an important part in theaffairs in the Asia-Pacific region. No one is trying to shun the United States frominvolvement in the development process of the region. The implicit "strategic preset" inthe so-called "return to Asia" or "turn to Asia" policy of the United States is completelyunnecessary, and even harmful.
As one of the important countries in the Asia-Pacific region, China has been committedto its own peaceful development while making important contributions to regionalprosperity and stability. The path of peaceful development is the heritage anddevelopment of traditional Chinese culture as well as the inevitable conclusion drawnby the Chinese people after suffering many difficulties ever since the modern times.
China-U.S. relations have gone through a bumpy road. The current cooperativesituation is hard-won and should be cherished. Both countries are faced with theirheavy tasks for their own development as well as many regional and global challenges.The United States and China must deepen cooperation in the process of shaping thefuture of the international system. There are many issues to be discussed and to bedone by and between the two countries. The construction of a new type of China-U.S.relations is not wishy-washy.
The life style of human beings and the mode of international relations are undergoingprofound changes. The correct choice of China-U.S. relations is to avoid repeating thehistorical mistakes of hegemony between big powers and carry out healthy competitionto achieve win-win. Inter-suspicion would generate obstacle for the establishment offriendship. It is not the appropriate way to become friends if one side wants tocooperate but the other side assumes a posture of confrontation. Economiccooperation accompanied by security confrontation is unlikely to sustain.
The smooth advance of China-U.S. cooperation should be based on mutual trust andmutual respect for each other's core interests. China and the United States should notonly properly deal with the contradictions and differences but also make effort toexplore solutions to the existing problems. Only by replacing the cold war mentality withpeaceful cooperation mentality, and replacing confrontation and curbs with contact anddialogues, can healthy development of China-U.S. relations be achieved.
Currently, the two countries should seize the opportunity, openly engage in dialogue,carry out practical actions to inject positive energy into their relations, and jointlyconstruct a new type of relations featuring mutual respect and win-win