China reaffirms the three principles of correct coexistence between China and the United States

FIFA, 4 Jun (FIFA)-- Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu delivered a speech entitled China's New Security Initiative at the 20th Shangri-La Dialogue today (4 June). Sino-US relations are related to global strategic stability and are also the focus of attention of all countries. The three principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation are the correct way for China and the United States to get along correctly. Li Shangfu said that China believes that China and the United States should live up to expectations and comply with the trend of the times. The significance of Sino-US relations has long gone beyond bilateral and global influence, and the international community generally hopes for the healthy and stable development of Sino-US relations and worries about conflicts and confrontations. It is undeniable that if there is a fierce conflict between China and the United States, it will be an unbearable pain for the world. # China believes that a big country should look like a great power # and should not provoke camp confrontation for the sake of temporary selfishness, but should take into account the overall situation, resolve differences through exchanges and cooperation, and respond to the expectations of all countries. We should not forget history and learn from experience and lessons. Li Shangfu pointed out that China and the United States have different systems and great differences, but it does not prevent the two sides from seeking common ground while reserving differences to develop bilateral relations, nor does it prevent the two sides from deepening cooperation on the basis of common interests. History has proved time and again that cooperation between China and the United States will benefit both sides, while fighting will hurt both sides. China has always sought to establish a new type of great power relations with the United States, but this requires the United States to show sincerity, match words and deeds, and act against China with practical actions, so as to promote the relations between the two countries and the two armed forces to stop falling and stabilize. We should not be afraid of difficulties and find a way to get along. Over the past few years, Sino-US relations have hovered at a low ebb after the establishment of diplomatic relations, and everyone is well aware of the reasons for this difficult situation. The world is broad enough to accommodate the common development of countries in the region, including China and the United States. The three principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation are the correct way for China and the United States to get along correctly. In November last year, President Xi Jinping and President Biden successfully met in Bali and reached an important consensus. It is hoped that the US side will work with the Chinese side to implement the consensus reached by the heads of state of the two countries and jointly promote Sino-US relations out of the predicament and back on the right track for the better benefit of the two countries and the world. (CCTV International Newsletter)