US-China: Better relations ahead
Relations between United States and China are thawing. During a meeting with Chinese officials in Washington on Monday, US President Barack Obama said he was hopeful for the outcome of discussions between the two countries.
DURING A meeting with Chinese officials in Washington on Monday, US President Barack Obama said he believed that discussions between the United States and China this week could lay the groundwork for a new relationship that "will shape the 21st century." At the opening of the two–day, high-level talks with Chinese officials in Washington, Obama said, “The relationship between the United States and China will shape the 21st century, which makes it as important as any bilateral relationship in the world. That really must underpin our partnership. That is the responsibility that together we bear.” Obama said that the US and China needed to forge closer ties to address a host of challenges from lifting the global economy out of a deep recession to nuclear proliferation and global climate change.
The key issues which will be discussed in the meeting include:
1) Values of dollar and yuan
2) US press on China to rely less on exports and more on domestic consumption
1) Values of dollar and yuan
2) US press on China to rely less on exports and more on domestic consumption
3) China push for US to make a priority of curbing inflation
4) Both sides to seek reassurances over accusations of trade protectionism
5) North Korea and Iran's nuclear programmes
6) Climate change and clean energy
Meanwhile Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan, said his country's attempts to create a more open economy would help US recovery efforts. The talks represent the continuation of a dialogue begun by the George W Bush administration, which focused on economic tensions between the two nations. Top officials from both countries have called the relationship crucial to solving many of the world's crises. Obama said the US remained committed to "bilateral and multilateral coordination" on economic issues. He said, “The current crisis has made it clear that the choices made within our borders reverberate across the global economy - and this is true not just in New York and Seattle, but Shanghai and Shenzhen as well. That is why we must remain committed to strong bilateral and multilateral coordination. And that is the example we have set by acting aggressively to restore growth, to prevent a deeper recession and to save jobs for our people.”
On the ongoing North Korea impasse, Obama said both countries must continue collaboration to denuclearise the Korean peninsula. Obama said, “Neither America nor China has an interest in a terrorist acquiring a bomb, or a nuclear arms race breaking out in East Asia. That is why we must continue our collaboration to achieve the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula, and make it clear to North Korea that the path to security and respect can be travelled if they meet their obligations. And that is why we must also be united in preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, and urging the Islamic Republic to live up to its international obligations.”
The president also stressed that it was important for the US and China to be "united in preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, and urging the Islamic Republic to live up to its international obligations." Obama also pointed out to some ongoing differences between the two countries, in particular on human rights. He said, “Just as we respect China's ancient and remarkable culture, its remarkable achievements, we also strongly believe that the religion and culture of all peoples must be respected and protected, and that all people should be free to speak their minds. And that includes ethnic and religious minorities in China, as surely as it includes minorities within the United States.”
Statistics indicate that China's Communist leadership has a poor record on allowing public dissent and has harshly put down protests among the country's various ethnic and religious minorities. Obama said that the United States and China have a shared interest in clean and secure energy sources, and that neither country will be able to combat climate change unless they worked together. Experts believe however, the discussions this week will not bridge the wide differences between the two nations on climate change, but US officials say they hoped the talks would set a positive framework for future talks.
Chinese State Councillor Dai Bingguo, said that no one country could solve the world's problems. He said that countries must try to build better relations despite their very different social systems, cultures and histories.
4) Both sides to seek reassurances over accusations of trade protectionism
5) North Korea and Iran's nuclear programmes
6) Climate change and clean energy
Meanwhile Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan, said his country's attempts to create a more open economy would help US recovery efforts. The talks represent the continuation of a dialogue begun by the George W Bush administration, which focused on economic tensions between the two nations. Top officials from both countries have called the relationship crucial to solving many of the world's crises. Obama said the US remained committed to "bilateral and multilateral coordination" on economic issues. He said, “The current crisis has made it clear that the choices made within our borders reverberate across the global economy - and this is true not just in New York and Seattle, but Shanghai and Shenzhen as well. That is why we must remain committed to strong bilateral and multilateral coordination. And that is the example we have set by acting aggressively to restore growth, to prevent a deeper recession and to save jobs for our people.”
On the ongoing North Korea impasse, Obama said both countries must continue collaboration to denuclearise the Korean peninsula. Obama said, “Neither America nor China has an interest in a terrorist acquiring a bomb, or a nuclear arms race breaking out in East Asia. That is why we must continue our collaboration to achieve the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula, and make it clear to North Korea that the path to security and respect can be travelled if they meet their obligations. And that is why we must also be united in preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, and urging the Islamic Republic to live up to its international obligations.”
The president also stressed that it was important for the US and China to be "united in preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, and urging the Islamic Republic to live up to its international obligations." Obama also pointed out to some ongoing differences between the two countries, in particular on human rights. He said, “Just as we respect China's ancient and remarkable culture, its remarkable achievements, we also strongly believe that the religion and culture of all peoples must be respected and protected, and that all people should be free to speak their minds. And that includes ethnic and religious minorities in China, as surely as it includes minorities within the United States.”
Statistics indicate that China's Communist leadership has a poor record on allowing public dissent and has harshly put down protests among the country's various ethnic and religious minorities. Obama said that the United States and China have a shared interest in clean and secure energy sources, and that neither country will be able to combat climate change unless they worked together. Experts believe however, the discussions this week will not bridge the wide differences between the two nations on climate change, but US officials say they hoped the talks would set a positive framework for future talks.
Chinese State Councillor Dai Bingguo, said that no one country could solve the world's problems. He said that countries must try to build better relations despite their very different social systems, cultures and histories.
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