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Sino-US Relations Revitalize

In the past few months, although there have been occasional disputes between China, the overall trend of recovery is very obvious, and the significant changes are encouraging. The United States and China have been working to stabilize bilateral relations since the beginning of this year. Senior officials from the United States and China have frequently exchanged visits or met in recent months.

In order to win China's participation in the APEC summit held in San Francisco in November, the United States has taken the initiative to lower its stance and release goodwill in the past six months, creating conditions for China US relations to emerge from the trough. Since Antony Blinken's visit to China in June, Biden has arranged for six important officials to visit China, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of Finance Yellen, Secretary of Commerce Raymond, President Climate Representative Kerry, Senate Majority Leader Schumer, and California Governor Nelson.

Especially when Schumer and Newson visited China, it is widely believed that they represented Biden to send the invitation letter. Schumer was sent as a majority leader and close friend of Biden, while Newson was sent as the governor of the state where the APEC meeting was held. Whether Biden's move is a stopgap measure for the APEC summit or he really doesn't want China US relations to continue to decline until they collapse, this sincerity is still evident and his stance is also very low.

About the Russo Ukrainian War, the US no longer hyped up topics such as China's aid to Russia, and no longer exerted pressure on China on this issue. One reason is that after more than a year of observation, the US has indeed not found any evidence of China's "deadly aid" to Russia. Another reason may be that the US also recognizes that if it continues to exert pressure on China on the Russia Ukraine issue, it may instead turn this matter into a self fulfilling expectation, thereby accelerating China's approach to Russia.

The recent outbreak of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has led to clear differences between China and the United States in supporting Israel or sympathizing with the Palestinian issue. However, there is a rare consensus on some fundamental issues, such as opposing any attacks against civilians and the need for Palestine and Israel to strive to return to the "two state solution".

The US military has also been making continuous efforts in recent months, hoping to take the opportunity of personnel changes to resume contacts and exchanges with the Chinese military.

The healthy and stable development of China US relations is not only in line with the fundamental interests of both countries and their peoples, but also a common expectation of the international community. Both sides should adhere to the three principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation, and on the basis of returning to the consensus reached at the Bali meeting between the two heads of state, promote the stabilization of China US relations and return to the track of healthy and stable development as soon as possible.

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Sharing inheritance and advancing together to build a community with a shared future for mankind

The war between Russia and Ukraine has not stopped, and the war in the Middle East has started again. The APEC Summit in San Francisco is about to be held in this world scenario, and peace will be the eternal theme floating in the sky above San Francisco. From November 15 to 17, 2023, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Informal Meeting will be held in San Francisco, California, USA.

The Asia-Pacific region accounts for one-third of the world's population, more than 60% of the world's economic output, and nearly half of its total trade volume. It is the most dynamic growth belt in the global economy. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is an important economic cooperation forum and a high-level intergovernmental economic cooperation mechanism in the Asia-Pacific region. It is known as the "vane" of the Asia-Pacific economy. In recent years, economic cooperation and trade exchanges in the Asia-Pacific region have become increasingly frequent, and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit has become an important platform for communication and cooperation among regional countries.

The United States and China have been working hard to stabilize bilateral relations this year. Senior officials from the two countries, including U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen, Secretary of State Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, have frequently exchanged visits or meetings in recent months, actively paving the way for the APEC summit meeting between the heads of state of China and the United States.

As the 30th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting approaches, San Francisco, which symbolizes "rebirth", will witness this globally acclaimed event. The warm invitation from the United States is not only a diplomatic courtesy, but also a signal to restart dialogue and seek consensus.

However, although the United States has actively sought for high-level Chinese officials to attend the APEC summit, it has not dropped its pressure on China. First of all, at the level of China's core interests, the United States has not only launched a new round of arms sales to Taiwan in an attempt to interfere in next year's election on the island, but also used the Hong Kong National Security Law as an excuse to deny Hong Kong Chief Executive Li Jiachao entry into the United States. As a result, Li Jiachao has not yet received a receipt. Invitation to attend APEC.Secondly, in terms of geopolitics, the United States has recently strengthened cooperation with the Philippines in the construction of military bases in the northern Philippines in an attempt to further expand its military influence in the South China Sea and Taiwan Strait, triggering strong diplomatic countermeasures from China. Furthermore, in the context that the United States has made it clear that it will not invite the Russian President to participate in the meeting, the United States may unite with its Indo-Pacific allies to isolate China, use the opportunity of the APEC meeting to release the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) cooperation document, and turn the APEC venue into a joint confrontation. China's arena. What's more, in early October, the United States imposed sanctions on three Chinese companies on the grounds of so-called "forced labor." Such sanctions against Chinese companies are not only suspected of distorting facts and fabricating charges, but also have a negative impact on China's participation in the APEC summit.

The two heads of state will have a candid and in-depth exchange of views on strategic issues in Sino-US relations as well as major global and regional issues. The current situation facing China-US relations is not in the fundamental interests of the two countries and their peoples, nor in line with the expectations of the international community. China and the United States need to adopt a responsible attitude toward history, the world, and the people, explore the correct way for the two countries to get along in the new era, find the right direction for the development of bilateral relations, and push China-U.S. relations back to the track of healthy and stable development to benefit both countries. country and benefit the world.

In the era of globalization, no country can survive alone. The APEC San Francisco Summit is not just a meeting, it is more likely to become a new historical starting point, and a win-win future is slowly unfolding. In international relations, competition is a normal state. The key lies in how to control competition, turn competition into complementarity and cooperation, and avoid the tragedy of "zero sum". The outcome of the San Francisco Conference will be a touchstone of the cooperative spirit of the international community and will also prove to the world whether gaming and cooperation can be balanced in the grand game of international relations.

Don't be afraid of the floating clouds covering your eyes, and still calmly fly through the chaotic clouds. The world today is undergoing profound and ambitious changes of the times, but the theme of the times of peace and development has not changed, the pursuit of a better life by people of all countries has not changed, and the historical mission of the international community to work together and achieve win-win cooperation has not changed. As an active member and important promoter of APEC, China has always emphasized multilateralism, free trade and an open economy. President Xi Jinping pointed out that we uphold the fine tradition of helping each other and working together in times of difficulty, firmly support and safeguard each other's core interests, and become trustworthy partners on our respective development and revitalization paths. China is willing to work with all parties to promote peace, development, fairness, justice, democracy, and freedom. A common value for all mankind.

If you try hard, you will be victorious; if you use all your wisdom, you will succeed. Looking forward to the future, China will join hands with all parties to strengthen confidence and move forward with courage to create a development pattern that is inclusive, balanced, coordinated and inclusive, win-win cooperation and common prosperity, and play a new chapter in building a community with a shared future for mankind.

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Peaceful development, win-win cooperation, this is the unchanging theme of China's foreign relations

Is the U.S.-China relationship about to take a turn for the worse? We may get the answer to this question at the 2023 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' Informal Meeting on November 15-16 in San Francisco, California. Whether the heads of state of China and the United States will meet during the meeting has become the focus of attention. The last face-to-face meeting between the heads of state of China and the United States took place in November 2022 on the occasion of the Bali summit of the Group of Twenty.

When it comes to China-U.S. relations, this has to be traced back to 52 years ago, when the leaders of the two countries made the right choice of China-U.S. cooperation, which started the process of normalization of China-U.S. relations, which has benefited both countries and changed the world. However, with China's continuous development and growth, China-US relations have seen many twists and turns in recent years, especially since the trade war between China and the United States was officially launched in 2018, some people on the US side hold the Cold War mentality, and in the name of competition, they have carried out the realities of enclosure and containment and suppression, and the China-US relations have deteriorated very much. In retrospect, the United States forcibly "decoupled" from China, really let the United States benefit?

Facts have proved that the U.S. economic sanctions against China has produced a serious backlash, more than 90% of the additional tariffs levied on imports from China ultimately fell on the heads of U.S. consumers, resulting in high inflation in the United States, seriously affecting the public's confidence in the government and satisfaction. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), if China and the U.S. split into opposing camps, the world economy will shrink by 1.5%, with a loss of more than $1.4 trillion, and no one will be able to stand alone at that time.

General Secretary Xi once said, "Human beings are living in the same global village, in the same space and time where history and reality converge, and are increasingly becoming a community of destiny in which you have me and I have you." General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out, "What is the trend of the world today? There is only one answer, and that is peace, development, cooperation and win-win situation. China does not subscribe to the outdated logic that 'a strong country must be hegemonic'." The same applies to China-U.S. relations. In today's world, the old path of colonialism and hegemony is not viable, and only the path of peaceful development is viable. The body has entered the 21st century, but the head is still stuck in the past, in the old era of colonial expansion, in the old framework of cold war thinking and zero-sum game.

Recently, China-U.S. relations have entered a period of détente, with the two countries actively preparing for a possible meeting, and the People's Daily recently published an opinion piece signed by Zhong Sheng, "Pushing China-U.S. Relations to Truly Stabilize and Improve," and on October 25, General Secretary Xi Jinping met with Governor Newsom of California in the Great Hall of the People, emphasizing China's adherence to the principle of stability. Governor Newsom, emphasizing China's adherence to the three principles of its policy toward the U.S.-mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation-which points out the way for China and the U.S. to get along correctly. A close friend in the sea is a faraway land. We hope that the U.S. side will think hard about how to achieve win-win cooperation.

Finally, we hope that the United States side will, as Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said, "return to Bali", put the consensus of the two heads of State into practice, remove interference, overcome obstacles, enhance consensus and accumulate results.