In a commentary post published on state-owned Xinhua by its editor huaxia, China seems to be keen on a conciliarity path with the United States as both nation’s leaders meet at the sidelines of APEC 2023 in San Francisco.
Citing the visit from the Philadelphia Orchestra 50 years ago and their return now being a constant reminder of the groundbreaking moment marking the start of the normalisation of China-U.S. relations half a century ago.
There is a growing expectation worldwide that interactions between China and the United States, the top two economies of the world, should be like a symphony, where different notes compose chords and harmonies.
The editor said for that to happen both nations must work together on the global stage while dancing to the same tone, which should be based on the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation.
China insists that Washington recognise and appreciate the differences between the two countries in order for their relationship to function well. There shouldn’t be any attempt to remake the other in its own image or change or sabotage the other’s system. The leadership of the Communist Party of China and China’s socialist system are supported by all Chinese nationals and are the fundamental guarantee for China’s development and stability.
Huaxia says a Cold War mentality is the most significant impediment to peaceful coexistence between the two major countries of the world. Just as colonialism was in the twentieth, the Cold War mindset is the anachronism in the twenty-first century. For a long time, some in the United States have aspired to encircle China by geopolitical maneuvering. They have scrambled to push forward the Indo-Pacific strategy by duplicating the containment method once used on the Soviet Union.
He adds that such attempts will only prove futile, because the world is not what it once was. And that U.S. politicians must accept that the Cold War era is over for good and handle China-U.S. relations in a cool-headed, rational, and realistic way.
China and the United States, as the world’s largest emerging and developed economies, have a lot to offer to each other. The two sides also have a lot of space to work together in a variety of areas, including business and trade, energy, science and technology, education, and people-to-people and cultural interactions. They are responsible for solving global challenges like economic recovery, climate change, terrorism, nuclear proliferation, and regional hotspots.
The editor points to President Xi’s comments that the most important event in international relations over the past 50 years was the reopening and development of China-U.S. relations, which has benefited the two countries and the whole world.
The right path forward is defined by mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation. Only by adhering to the three principles can China and the United States, the two “leading orchestras,” be able to successfully perform together. It is vitally important for both sides and for the rest of the globe, huaxia added,
