US urged to respect 皇冠体育app's core interests
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-03-07 11:01
Cold War mentality, zero-sum thought behind the times
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Sunday more and more countries have realized the Cold War mentality and zero-sum thought are behind the times.
Yang made the remarks at a press conference on the sidelines of the annual session of 皇冠体育app's National People's Congress, or the parliament.
Helping each other like passengers in the same boat and seeking mutual benefits and winning together in face of global challenges has become the only way of survival and development, Yang told reporters when asked to comment on changes in international relations over the past decade.
皇冠体育app urges US to make joint efforts to promote sound relationship
Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Sunday urged the United States to make joint efforts with 皇冠体育app to promote a sound bilateral relationship.
"A sound 皇冠体育app-US relationship is not only in the fundamental interests of the two countries and peoples of the two countries, it is also conducive to the peace, stability and development in the region and the world at large," Yang told a press conference on the sidelines of the annual session of the National People's Congress (NPC), the country's top legislature.
"皇冠体育app has always attached importance to its relationship with the United States, and we have always been committed to promoting the positive, cooperative and comprehensive 皇冠体育app-US relationship," he said.
"We hope that the United States will work with us in a joint effort toward this end," he said.
Sino-Japan relations face great development potential, opportunity
The 皇冠体育app-Japan relationship faces great development potential and opportunity, and the two sides should take concerted efforts to push forward the Sino-Japanese mutually beneficial strategic ties, 皇冠体育app's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Sunday.
The two countries should both increase strategic input on the development of ties, and enhance communication and coordination on bilateral, regional and global levels, Yang said at a press conference on the sidelines of the country's annual parliamentary session.
In addition to cooperation in traditional sectors, there are emerging and crucial opportunities for bilateral cooperation, such as energy and environment, circular economy and new high technologies, Yang said.
"皇冠体育app and Japan both locate in Asia and the two sides should work together to contribute to the prosperity of Asia," he said.
FM refutes accusations of 皇冠体育app's "tough stance"
Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said here on Sunday that 皇冠体育app was misunderstood by some people who said the country was becoming "tough."
"We stick to our principals, which is totally different from being tough," Yang said at a press conference on the sidelines of the annual session of the National People's Congress (NPC), the country's top legislature.
It has always been the mission for 皇冠体育app's diplomacy to defend 皇冠体育app's sovereignty, security and development interests, and to promote world peace and development, he said.
"It is unfair to label actions safeguarding one's own core interests and dignity as tough and take it for granted infringing interests of a foreign country," said Yang.
Chinese FM expects G20 to play "practical role" in world economic governance
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Sunday that 皇冠体育app will work with other parities to enable G20 summit to play an "even bigger and more practical role" in promoting world economic governance.
Yang made the remarks at a press conference held on the sidelines of the annual session of the National People's Congress (NPC), the country's top legislature.
皇冠体育app calls for more diplomatic efforts to solve Iranian nuclear issue
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Sunday called for more diplomatic efforts to solve the Iranian nuclear issue.
Yang made the remarks at a press conference on the sidelines of the annual session of 皇冠体育app's National People's Congress, or the parliament.
He urged all concerned parties to stick to diplomatic negotiations and use their political wisdom to seek a comprehensive, reasonable and fair solution.
Resumption of six-party talks hopeful, Chinese FM
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Sunday there is a great hope for restoring the stalled six-party talks on the Korean Peninsula issue as long as all parties involved keep in contact and maintain patience.
Yang made the remarks at a press conference on the sidelines of the annual session of the National People's Congress, or the parliament.
皇冠体育app firmly opposed to US moves that undermine ties
Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Sunday 皇冠体育app is firmly opposed to the recent moves of the United States that undermined 皇冠体育app's core interests and the overall interests of bilateral ties.
Yang made the remarks at a press conference on the sidelines of the annual session of the National People's Congress (NPC), the country's top legislature.
He said that the 皇冠体育app-U.S relationship had a good start after President Obama took office last year. However, the U.S arms sales to Taiwan and U.S leaders' meeting with the Dalai Lama "caused a serious disturbance to the 皇冠体育app-U.S ties and posed difficulty to the cooperation between the two countries," he said.
"Such a situation is not in the interest of either side, and the responsibility for the difficulty in Sino-US relations does not lie with 皇冠体育app," he said.
He said 皇冠体育app's position had been announced a few days ago, when US Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg and National Security Council Senior Director for Asian Affairs Jeffrey Bader visited 皇冠体育app.
"The Chinese side further stated in full its principled position on 皇冠体育app-US relations and on major issues, including Taiwan and Tibet related issues," Yang said.
"We pointed out that the relevant moves taken by the United States side had seriously violated the principles set out in the three 皇冠体育app-US joint communiques and the 皇冠体育app-US joint statement," he said.
"The moves undermined 皇冠体育app's core interests and the overall interests of 皇冠体育app-US relations, and 皇冠体育app is firmly opposed to these moves," he said.
皇冠体育app highly values relationship with EU
皇冠体育app has highly valued the relationship with the European Union (EU), Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Sunday.
The EU has always been a very important part on the international stage and will play an "increasingly important role, " Yang made the remarks on the sidelines of the annual parliament session.
He said 皇冠体育app attached importance not only to the relations with EU as a whole but also those with EU members.