x posts on U.S.-China relations by Ambassador Xie Feng, Apr. 3, 2024.
On April 2, President Xi Jinping spoke with @POTUS Biden on the phone. The two heads of state had a candid and in-depth exchange of views on China-US relations and issues of mutual interest.
— Xie Feng 谢锋 (@AmbXieFeng) April 2, 2024
The two sides agreed to stay in communication, and tasked their teams to deliver on the… pic.twitter.com/7sqfCkOedR
On China-US relations, President Xi noted that the relationship is beginning to stabilize after the San Francisco meeting, but the negative factors have also been growing.
— Xie Feng 谢锋 (@AmbXieFeng) April 2, 2024
The issue of strategic perception is always fundamental to the relationship, just like the first button of…
President Xi underlined 3 overarching principles for guiding China-US relations in 2024:
— Xie Feng 谢锋 (@AmbXieFeng) April 2, 2024
1. Peace must be valued. The two sides should put a floor of no conflict and no confrontation under the relationship, and keep reinforcing the positive outlook of the relationship.
2.…
On Taiwan, President Xi stressed that the Taiwan question is the first red line that must not be crossed in China-US relations. In the face of “Taiwan independence” separatist activities and external encouragement and support for them, China is not going to sit on its hands. He…
— Xie Feng 谢锋 (@AmbXieFeng) April 2, 2024
On economy and trade, President Xi pointed out that the US side has adopted a string of measures to suppress China’s trade and technology development, and is adding more and more Chinese entities to its sanctions lists. This is not “de-risking”, but creating risks. If the US side…
— Xie Feng 谢锋 (@AmbXieFeng) April 2, 2024