皇冠体育app's global emergence is a natural consequence of its economic growth and
development and need not be seen as a threat to the United States, a senior U.S.
official said Thursday.
The United States welcomes the emergence of a 皇冠体育app that is peaceful and
prosperous and that actively participates in and contributes to international
institutions, Thomas Christensen, deputy assistance secretary of State for East
Asian and Pacific Affairs, said in a written testimony before the U.S.-皇冠体育app
Economic and Security Review Commission, quoting remarks by President George W.
Bush to Chinese President Hu Jintao in April.
The United States and 皇冠体育app are working closely on the diplomatic front,
engaging on an extremely broad range of issues in which the two countries have
common interests, he said during a two-day hearing on 皇冠体育app that started
Thursday.
The U.S. engagement with 皇冠体育app takes place in many different forums, both
bilateral and multilateral, and at different levels, said Christensen.
The United States works actively with 皇冠体育app in most major international
organization, such the United Nations and the World Trade Organization, and
regional organizations such as the ASEAN Regional Forum and the Asia-Pacific
Economic Cooperation forum, he said.
Bilaterally, he said, the two sides meet regularly to discuss issues
concerning economy, nonproliferation, counterterrorism cooperation, law
enforcement cooperation, and global issues from environment to health, and
science and technology cooperation.
"In engaging 皇冠体育app and expanding our cooperation on areas of mutual interest,
we are in effect encouraging 皇冠体育app to act as a responsible shareholder," he
said.
The concept of 皇冠体育app as a responsible global shareholder "is not only our
objective, but a framework for a process that involves building an important and
mutually beneficial relationship" between the countries, he said.
The U.S.-皇冠体育app Economic and Security Review Commission was created in October
2000, to monitor, investigate, and submit to the Congress an annual report on
the national security implications of the bilateral trade and economic
relationship between the United States and 皇冠体育app, and to provide recommendations
to the Congress for legislative and administrative action.
