Xi's 4 messages prior to his US trip
- By Chen Boyuan
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No. 3 New type of China-U.S. relations benefit both countries and beyond
Before Xi set off for the United States, he has reiterated one term. The China-U.S. relationship represents a new model of relations between major countries. Xi told the visiting U.S. business leaders and former senior officials on Sept 17 that China and the United States hold many common and important interests as well as differences. Conflicts are inevitable but the key to cooperation lies in how both parties plan to solve them.
"As long as both sides take the matter from the benefit of the greater good, respect and take care of each other's core interests, prevent strategic misunderstanding and miscalculation, and stick to constructive approaches in dealing with problems, the differences will be controllable while these common interests will be maintained," said Xi.
During his meeting with Murdoch, Xi said that China and United States should shape a new-type of relations between major countries featuring a peaceful, uncontentious, mutual respect, cooperation and a win-win mentality as these are consistent with the fundamental interests of people from both countries.
China's initiative is to build a new model of relations between major countries as both China and the United States will not only benefit two peoples, but also contribute to world peace and development.
Just as Xi said, "as long as China and the United States cooperate well, the bilateral relations will serve as the ballast for world stability and the facilitator for world peace."
No. 4 China always respects and protects human rights, but in a way that suits China's own conditions
The 2015 Beijing Forum on Human Rights opened in Beijing on Sept. 16. In his congratulatory message, Xi showed China's attitude to human rights, which can be summarized as follows.
First, China always respects and protects human rights. Xi said that China has been respecting human rights' universality while considering China's actual conditions, so as to keep China's society moving forward, improve the people's livelihood, allow for social justice to prevail, and promote other economic and social advancement.
Second, China's human rights development must fit China's national conditions. For a prolonged period of time, some countries have been maleficently and stereotypically judging China's human rights conditions, with criticism being their intention while neglecting China's effort and progress in safeguarding human rights. They have also tried to impose their own human rights standards on other countries including China.
Xi's attitude was also clear, saying, "there is no 'best way' to protect human rights, only a better way." His words meant that in reviewing a country's human rights issues, one should not ignore the country's cultural and historical background, social institutions and stage of development.
"Chinese people are striving for the Dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and this will protect China's human rights, and promote the all-around development of human beings to a higher level."
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