Visiting President Hu Jintao yesterday offered a six-point
proposal on promoting the all-round development of the constructive
and cooperative relationship between China and the US.
Hu made the proposals in Washington D.C. at a dinner hosted in
his honor by 12 friendly organizations in the US. He said that
advancing China-US relations both serves the fundamental interests
of the two countries and peoples and contributes to peace,
stability and prosperity of the Asia-Pacific region and the whole
world.
"We should view China-US relations in a broad and strategic
context and from the perspective of our times of ensuring mutual
benefit and win-win outcomes," Hu said.
In a speech titled "Promoting the All-round Constructive and
Cooperative China-US Relationship," Hu, who is here on a state
visit, presented the following proposals on promoting bilateral
ties:
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To increase understanding, expand common ground and build long-term
and stable constructive and cooperative China-US relations
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To seize opportunities, be creative, consolidate and expand the
foundation for China-US economic cooperation and trade
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To adhere to the principle, honor the commitment and properly
handle the question of Taiwan in accordance with the three China-US
joint communiqués
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To maintain close consultation, take up the challenge and
strengthen communication and coordination on major international
and regional issues
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To draw on each other's strengths and enhance friendly exchanges
between the two peoples
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To respect each other, treat each other as equals and view
differences in a proper context and manage them properly
Hu said his current visit was aimed at strengthening dialogue,
increasing common understanding, enhancing mutual trust, deepening
cooperation and promoting the all-round growth of the constructive
and cooperative China-US relationship in the 21st century.
In the past 27 years since the establishment of diplomatic ties,
China-US relations have steadily moved ahead despite twists and
turns. "Enhancing China-US friendship is the shared wish of our two
peoples, and fostering mutually beneficial cooperation is a natural
choice for both countries," Hu said.
"We are living in an era full of opportunities and challenges,"
he said. "The world is undergoing profound changes, so are the mode
of production and way of life of mankind as well as the
relationship among people and countries and between man and
nature."
Facing a world in profound change and growing challenges, Hu
said, China holds that the international community should work
together to promote progress in the international society.
"The will of the people in all countries should be respected.
Democracy and the rule of law should be advocated in international
relations. The current international system and order should be
gradually reformed and improved to make it just and equitable," Hu
added.
A new security concept featuring mutual trust, mutual benefit,
equality and cooperation should be advanced, he said.
"Disputes should settled through dialogue and negotiations, and
countries should make concerted efforts to safeguard world peace
and security," he said. "The international community should make
development a priority and support developing countries in speeding
up their development."
The international trade and financial system should be reformed
and improved to ensure that economic globalization will lead to
common prosperity, he said.
Hu added that the historical and cultural traditions of
different countries and their particular national conditions at
different stages of development should be respected.
"Dialogue between different civilizations should be strengthened
to maintain diversity of the world and advance human civilization,"
he said.
Hu said China sticks to the path of peaceful development and is
firmly committed to promoting development domestically and
maintaining world peace and promoting common development
internationally.
"The most pressing and immediate task facing China is to give
top priority to economic development and continue to raise the
living standards of its people," he said.
In pursuing peaceful development, China strives to advance both
the fundamental interests of its own people and the common
interests of the peoples in the world, and it plays a responsible
and constructive role in promoting world peace and development, he
said.
Some 900 people attended the dinner. US Secretary of Labor,
Elaine Lan Chao, also addressed the banquet on behalf of US
President George W. Bush.
Hu arrived here Wednesday evening from Seattle. The US is the
first leg of Hu's current five-nation tour, which will also
take him to Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Nigeria and Kenya.
(Xinhua News Agency April 21, 2006)