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Xi Calls China and United States Partners, Not Rivals
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in the United States to meet President Donald Trump.
Trump and Melania Trump greeted Xi and Peng Liyuan when they landed.
Xi said China and the United States should act as partners instead of rivals.
He said people in both countries have been friendly with each other for a long time.
He also said the two countries depend on each other in important ways.
Xi believes their disagreements can be managed.
He said China’s goals and Trump’s “Make America Great Again” vision could support each other.
Xi called for cooperation and peaceful coexistence between the two countries.
Xi Jinping said China and the United States should be partners rather than rivals.
Xi called for a stable relationship centered on cooperation, moderate competition and manageable differences.
He said the countries’ peoples have long maintained friendly exchanges and their interests are deeply intertwined.
Xi said China’s national rejuvenation and Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” vision can reinforce each other.
Donald Trump and Melania Trump greeted Xi and Peng Liyuan at Joint Base Andrews after their arrival in the United States.
- Who
- Chinese President Xi Jinping and United States President Donald Trump, along with Peng Liyuan and Melania Trump.
- What
- Xi issued a statement calling China and the United States partners rather than rivals and advocating a stable relationship.
- Where
- The United States; Xi and Peng Liyuan were greeted at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.
- When
- September 24; reports differed on whether Xi arrived on Wednesday or Thursday.
- Why
- Xi said cooperation, manageable differences and peaceful coexistence could benefit both countries and the wider world.
Key facts
- Speaker
- Chinese President Xi Jinping
- US counterpart
- United States President Donald Trump
- Central message
- China and the United States should be partners rather than rivals.
- Proposed relationship
- A stable relationship with cooperation as the mainstay, moderate competition and manageable differences.
- Shared interests
- Xi said the countries’ interests are deeply intertwined and their peoples have long maintained friendly exchanges.
- Statement source
- A written statement quoted or released by China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency.
- Arrival location
- Joint Base Andrews in Maryland
Quotes
Xi Jinping
President of China
“The realisation of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation and ‘Make America Great Again’ can be mutually inclusive – they can reinforce one another and benefit the world.”
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“With the joint efforts of both sides, the visit will yield fruitful results, enhance the well-being of both peoples and bring renewed hope for world peace.”
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Sources
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