China’s President Xi Jinping praised what he called a “fresh framework” for US-China relations on Thursday, emphasizing cooperation alongside controlled competition following his summit meeting with President Donald Trump.
According to a statement from China’s foreign ministry, Xi indicated that both leaders reached agreement on establishing a constructive and strategically stable relationship to guide their nations’ interactions over the next three years and into the future.
The Chinese leader characterized this approach as fundamentally rooted in cooperation while incorporating controlled competition to achieve “a normal stability in which differences are controllable, and a lasting stability in which peace can be expected,” the ministry statement revealed.
Xi advocated for expanded exchanges and cooperation between the two nations across multiple sectors including trade, health, agriculture, tourism, people-to-people connections, and law enforcement activities.
While promoting cooperation, Xi emphasized the need for “utmost caution” from the United States regarding Taiwan, the democratically governed island that China claims as its territory, though Taiwan disputes this claim.
“If handled poorly, the two countries could collide or even enter into conflict, pushing the entire China-U.S. relationship into an extremely dangerous situation,” the Chinese leader warned.
