Xi Jinping meets with former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger
Release time:
2023-07-21
On July 20, President Xi Jinping met with former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Huang Jingwen
Xi Jinping pointed out that Dr. Kissinger has just celebrated his 100th birthday and you have visited China more than 100 times. Together, these two "hundred" s make your visit to China special. 52 years ago, China and the United States were at a critical turning point. Chairman Mao Zedong, Premier Zhou Enlai, President Nixon and you made the right choice for Sino-U.S. cooperation with outstanding strategic vision, which started the normalization process of Sino-U.S. relations, which benefited Both countries have changed the world. The Chinese people value the handout. We will never forget our old friends and your historic contribution to promoting the development of Sino-US relations and enhancing the friendship between the Chinese and American peoples.
Xi Jinping stressed that the world is currently undergoing major changes unseen in a century, and major changes have taken place in the international landscape. China and the United States are once again at the crossroads of where to go, and both sides need to make a choice once again. Looking forward to the future, China and the United States can achieve mutual achievements and common prosperity. The key is to follow the three principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation. On this basis, China is willing to explore with the United States the correct way for the two countries to get along and promote the steady progress of Sino-US relations, which is good for both sides and will also benefit the world. I hope that you and people of insight in the United States will continue to play a constructive role in pushing China-US relations back on the right track.
Kissinger expressed his gratitude to President Xi Jinping for choosing to meet me in Building 5 of the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse where I met with Chinese leaders during my first visit to China. The U. S.-China relationship is vital to the peace and prosperity of the United States, China and the world. Under the current situation, we should abide by the principles set out in the Shanghai Communique, understand the extreme importance of the one-China principle to China, and promote the development of US-China relations in a positive direction. I am willing to continue to make efforts to enhance mutual understanding between the people of the United States and China.
Wang Yi attended the meeting.
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