Xi: China, US must work on cooperation for world peace

President Xi Jinping said China and the United States must “find ways to get along” to safeguard world peace and development, state media reported Thursday, as he embarks on his historic third term in power. China and the United States have butted heads in recent years on issues ranging from Beijing’s aggression towards self-governing Taiwan to its crackdown in Hong Kong and alleged rights abuses in Xinjiang. Washington has also accused Beijing of providing diplomatic cover for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Xi sealed another five years as China’s leader at the end of a twice-a-decade Communist Party Congress on Sunday. “The world today is neither peaceful nor tranquil,” Xi wrote in a congratulatory letter to the National Committee on US-China Relations, according to state broadcaster CCTV. “... strengthening communication and cooperation between China and the US will help to increase global stability... and promote world peace and development,” he said.