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US, China not rivals, but partners in cooperation: Hu, Obama | Chinese President Hu Jintao and visiting US President Barack Obama met the press here on Tuesday noon at the Great Hall of the People, and said that both countries
did not see each other as rivals, but as partners for cooperation in all spheres of mutually
beneficial multilateral and bilateral issues. Obama lauded China for helping the United
States to pull out of the global recession, said to be one of the worst recession in
a generation. According to Xinhua, the official news agency, Obama said that a
revised economic approach would help increase U.S. exports and create jobs while
helping bring about higher living standards in China. He also said that his government
is committed to a strategy of spending less and saving more. He also said that
the US welcomes China playing a greater role in the world with 'greater responsibilities.'
On the Tibet issue, Obama said that the US reaffirms its committment to a one
China policy and accepts Tibet as a part of China, but at the same time called
on the Chinese leadership to take steps to resume dialogue with the representatives
of the Dalai Lama at the earliest. On his part, Hu Jintao said the key to Sino-U.S.
relations was to mutually respect and accomodate each other's core interests and
major concerns while differences from different national conditions were normal.
"The China-U.S. relations are very important. Maintaining and promoting such ties
is a shared responsibility of both sides," Hu told reporters here after meeting
visiting U.S. President Barack Obama. China is ready to work together with the
United States to push forward the continuous, healthy and stable development of
Sino-U.S. relations to better serve the interests of the two peoples and the people
around the world, the Chinese leader added. Hu said that the two sides have reaffirmed
the "cardinal principle" of "mutually respecting national sovereignty and territorial
integrity" and voiced opposition to any attempt by any force that violates this
principle. He said that China appreciates President Obama's support for the one-China
policy and the three Sino-U.S. joint communiques, and his respect for China's
national sovereignty and territorial integrity on the Taiwan issue and other matters.
"We have both agreed to conduct dialogues and exchanges on issues including human
rights and religion, in the spirit of equality, mutual respect and non-interference
in each other's internal affairs, so as to boost understanding, mitigate differences
and broaden consensus," Hu said. Jintao said that his talks with Obama were candid,
constructive and fruitful. He said both made a deep exchange of views on the China-U.S.
relationship and major international and regional issues of common concern and
reached consensus on many important issues. Hu said both Obama and he believed
that international cooperation needs to be strengthened at a time when the international
situation continues profound and complex changes, global challenges keep increasing
and interdependence between nations intensifies. Under the new circumstances,
China and the United States have more comprehensive shared interests, and a more
extensive prospect for cooperation on a series of major issues involving the peace
and development of the humankind, Hu said. Hu said he and Obama gave positive
remarks on the development of the China-U.S. relationship since the inauguration
of the new U.S. administration, and they agreed to strengthen dialogue, communication
and cooperation from a strategic and far-sighted perspective, and to make joint
efforts to build a positive, cooperative and comprehensive China-U.S. relationship,
so as to promote world peace, stability and prosperity. |
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