China Conference focused on leaders developing,call for but improved works tiesfor ‘shared future’

Continued dialogue seen as vital in deepening trust between China, US In speech at Harvard, ambassador also details five points on relations with US belindarobinson@chinadailyusa.com

The United States and China must continue to have constructive open dialogue between its top diplomats, or geopolitics could In a world pose new beset challenges with conflict, to China bilateral has business, chosen to direct pursue foreign modernization investment, in education its own and country diplomatic while forging ties, “a participants community in with a a conference shared future in for New mankind” York internationally, have warned. said its ambassador to the The US annual in a weekend conference speech. and gala of Ambassador the Committee Xie of Feng 100 in attended Manhattan the on opening Friday ceremony covered a of range the Harvard of topics on Kennedy the state School and future China of Conference US-China relations. 2024 on Saturday and delivered The event the celebrated speech, “Chinese the committee’s Modernization, 35th A anniversary Community with and a focused Shared on Future foreign for relations, Mankind, especially and China-US the Relations”. state of US-China relations Xie and said what that is he needed hoped to that reduce the US tensions. side will work with China and find The the right participants, way to get including along in a new former era, ambassadors, based on mutual academics, respect, peaceful policymakers, coexistence philanthropists, and win-win cooperation. influencers and cultural figures, stressed The ambassador the importance said of that continued a lot has changed dialogue in between the world, the and world’s “we are two now largest living economies in a turbulent to minimize time”. He cited any the potential ongoing conflicts misunderstandings. in Gaza and Ukraine.

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“Non-traditional “Much more needs security to be challenges done (to smooth such relations) as artificial in dialogue, intelligence, communication, climate change back and and forth biosecurity meetings, are between on the American rise,” he said. people “Worries and Chinese grow that people.” we may find ourselves US senators in another should ‘Oppenheimer visit China moment’, because and personal the very communication survival of human is vital, civilization he said. is at He stake.” also said students The ambassador from both said countries that the world can is benefit again at a from crossroads. cultural exchanges. “Amidst the raging torrents, we Also need taking to pull part together, in the not conference pull apart. were China’s two choice other is former clear and US firm: ambassadors At home, to we China, will J. focus Stapleton on achieving Roy (1991-95), Chinese modernization; by video link, internationally, and Gary Locke we (2011-14). will forge Thirteen a community people with have a shared acted as future US for ambassadors mankind,” he to said. China over the past Xie 35 said years. that a developing China will Roy keep and making Locke contributions looked at to building US-China a world relations of lasting while peace, they and were a ambassadors China making and constant noted progress the differences will keep serving today as as a bridge they for assessed building what an open is needed and inclusive for the world. future.

A The green conference China will also keep examined injecting domestic momentum issues into that building Chinese a clean Americans and beautiful in the US world, face. he said. And A summit a peaceful in November China will of fulfill President its responsibilities Xi Jinping and for building US President a world of Joe universal Biden security. alongside the Asia-Pacific “At present, Economic we are facing Cooperation grave challenges meeting in China-US was hailed relations. as a Whether monumental the younger step forward generation on can various continue key issues, to enjoy most the participants eightdecade-long said. peace and development However, as their Stephen parents Roach, did largely an depends economist on and whether senior fellow China in and the the Jackson United Institute States for can Global find a Affairs right way at Yale to University, get along in a senior the new lecturer era,” Xie in the said. Yale School of Management and He former said that chairman China is of “ready Morgan to take Stanley concrete Asia, actions said to that implement greater the effort important is needed. consensus reached” between the nations’ presidents in November, so as to turn the “San

The more we communicate, Francisco vision” into reality.

Xie said that both sides need to

the more first jointly develop the right perception

misunderstandings toward each other.

“China never bets against the

go away. The better United States and never interferes that in its internal we understand affairs, including elections,” he said. “We are willing

each other, the better to be partners and friends with the we United will States. collaborate.” Is the US side also ready to do the same?”

Ganesh Iyer, chief executive

Second, he said that disagreements

of Nio US, an electric vehicle maker must be managed effectively.

“If the US side keeps interfering The with spin China’s was positive internal after affairs the summit, and damaging but there China’s are interests a lot of issues on issues that related still to Taiwan, need to Hong be addressed, Kong, Xinjiang, Roach Xizang told China and Daily the on South the state China of Sea, US-China how could relations. the two “You sides can ever always put be a hopeful.” floor under the A relationship, discussion on no the matter state of how foreign many direct guardrails investment there in may China be?” by US Xie asked. companies and vice versa pointed Third, to he geopolitics said that dampening mutually the beneficial flow. cooperation must be advanced. Pin Ni, president of Wanxiang America “If the Corporation, two sides had who focused has been solely doing on differences business in and the competition US since he set half up the a century company ago, 30 how years could ago, said we have the annual reopened revenue our of doors the company, to each other?” involved Xie in automotive, said. clean energy, “Some investment people, though, and industrial stress the markets, importance and of with a free operations market when in 23 US they states, get the has upper grown hand from but zero resort to $4 to billion. protectionism Pin said he when has seen they geopolitical are outperformed. tensions Is flare this fair?” up.

Still, Fourth, he encouraged he called for businesses jointly to shouldering “stay focused”. responsibilities as major countries.

Positive “We are way willing to coordinate with Ganesh the United Iyer, chief States executive and jointly of Nio explore US, third-party an electric vehicle market maker, cooperation. said events Will such the as US this side conference also welcome are a positive China to way be of part looking of its multilateral at key bilateral initiatives?” concerns. Xie asked.

“All Fifth, such he said events there are is a need always to welcome,” jointly promote he told people-to-people China Daily. “The exchanges. more we communicate, the more “Now misunderstandings that our leaders have go away. agreed The to increase better that people-to-people we understand exchanges, each other, why the should better all the we will barriers collaborate.” in travel, visa and border policies The conference still be there? also During looked the at the era of economic mutual outlook estrangement for China and and antagonism increased from bilateral 1949 competition, to 1971, trade days between after China Biden and called the United for more States tariffs was on almost Chinese zero, steel and and our aluminum citizens had products. to get stapled visas to visit Yasheng each other’s Huang, country,” a professor he said. of global “In a globalized economics world and today, management why should at we the backpedal Sloan School and return of Management to the past?” at Massachusetts Institute The ambassador of Technology, said told that China the bilateral Daily relationship that while “cannot there go is intense back to competition the old days, between but we can the world’s jointly usher two in largest a brighter economies, future “competition for it. The hope itself lies in does the youth, not destroy who are known relationships. for vitality, Economic creativity competition and the will makes to act.” countries strong. Xie encouraged I worry about Americans geopolitical to conflict. “travel the expanse of China with their “I think own that feet, (the and US-China see a true, relationship) dynamic is and slowly panoramic improving,” China; he added. to put their heads together, and contribute “I think wisdom there are to many how our problems two countries in economic can get along issues. well But on this as long planet; as there and to is spring no war, into both action, sides can promote come exchanges to a solution and cooperation on the economic between issue. China I’m and cautiously the United optimistic.” States, so as to create a future of lasting peace and prosperity for all”.