On Saturday, Chinese President Xi Jinping said that China is willing to work with the United States to ensure their bilateral ties stay on the right track. This remark was done after the Chinese President met his US counterpart prior to the G20 summit opening.
President Xi urged both countries to follow the principles of non-conflict, non-confrontation, mutual respect and win-win cooperation, deepen mutual trust and collaboration, and manage and control their differences in a constructive manner in order to push forward continuous, sound and stable development of bilateral ties.
Xi has also said that his meetings with Obama since 2013 has "produced important consensus" on several key issues. One example to this is the decision to build a new type of major-country relations between both countries.
Two-way trade, investment and personal exchanges are also very high between both countries and they have worked together to combat key problems such as climate change, improving negotiations on bilateral investment, and creating a mutual trust mechanism between their military.
Xi also remarked that they are also making good progress on the fight against cyber crimes, Ebola in Africa, and the comprehensive agreement on the Iranian nuclear issue.
"All these have showcased the strategic importance and global influence of Sino-US relations." said Xi.
Xi also added that both countries have carried out cooperaiton as noted under the G20 framework and they have maintained close coordination and communication for the G20 Hangzhou Summit preparations. He also remarked his appreciation for the US' cooperaiton and support in order to make the summit a success as it would sustain the global community's shared expectation to these talks and allow the US and China to fulfill their duties and responsibilities as the world's largest economies.
China, according to Xi, also wishes to work with the US and other parties to achieve the results necessary in the summit to boost the development of the global economy and improve confidence.
