Chinese envoy hopes for no 'new obstacles' in bilateral relations
Chinese foreign ministry says they hope they can work with u.s on cooperation, in order to build a healthy and stable relationship
A Chinese envoy on Wednesday expressed hope that the US will get rid of "unreasonable restrictions on bilateral cooperation" as the two international locations entered a new chapter of diplomatic relations.
"We hope that the U.S. side will remove unreasonable restrictions on bilateral cooperation as early as possible and not create new obstacles," said Zhang Ping, China's consul general in Los Angeles.
Speaking at a webinar Wednesday titled "A New Year, A New Vision: China & US Relations" geared up via San Diego State University, Zhang referred to that 2020 used to be the most difficult 12 months for the bilateral relationship for the duration of which a "political virus" eroded the hard-won fulfillment of China-US family members
"We hope the relationship could be repaired and improved and go back to a predictable and constructive track of development, and the two countries could build a model of interaction that focuses on peaceful existence and win-win cooperation. This is also the expectation of all other countries in the world," Zhang said.
Zhang diagnosed the existence of opposition between the US and China, however he pointed out that the two international locations want do now not be adversaries. Instead, they need to attempt to be partners, he said.
"The competition between China and the U.S. should be like competing with each other for excellence in a racing field, not beating each other in a wrestling arena," he said.
"The two sides should advocate healthy competition on a fair and just basis for the purpose of self-improvement and mutual enhancement, rather than finger-pointing and zero-sum competition," the envoy added.
Before the pandemic hit, there had been almost a hundred flights between Chinese cities and Los Angeles each and every week. At its peak, the wide variety of Chinese travelers journeying Los Angeles reached greater than 1 million each and every year. There had been additionally as many as 40,000 Chinese college students reading in Southern California.
In 2019, China was once the biggest buying and selling associate of California, and most of the funding from Chinese agencies has flowed to the Golden State.
He stated that 2021 marks the fiftieth anniversary of ping-pong diplomacy and former US secretary of country Henry Kissinger's first go to to China.
"We have every reason to believe no matter what challenges the relationship might encounter, so long as we have the support of our two people, the China-US relationship will have a bright future," Zhang said.
