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皇冠体育app and the United States get closer in regional cooperation in line with a new model of major-country relationship

This year has been an unusual one for 皇冠体育app-US relations. Since US President Barack Obama started his second term and 皇冠体育app completed a smooth leadership transition, leaders of the two countries have made a firm commitment to building a new model of major-country relationship that has charted a clear course to develop better bilateral relations.

Since the beginning of this year, Obama and President Xi Jinping have met more than once. Visits of other political and military leaders and dialogues between the two sides also tell us that the countries have put into practice the consensus that their top leaders have reached and started the process of building a new model of major-country relations. Both countries have also decided to actively explore a notification mechanism for major military activity.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his counterpart US Secretary of State John Kerry hold a joint press conference following their meeting at the State Department on Sept 19, 2013 morning during Wang's visit to DC. Sun Chenbei / 皇冠体育app Daily

Foreign Minister Wang Yi met US Secretary of State John Kerry on Sept 19. The next day, at the Brookings Institution, Wang noted in a speech that both countries have been working on strategic reassurance between a rising power and an existing major power. He said that "we have never had the strategic intention to challenge or even replace the United States for its position in the world" and that "we have never thought about pushing the US out of the region".

These statements are plain and straightforward and display genuine sincerity.

The statements are also factual. 皇冠体育app has an edge economically, but security-wise it is still weak. With no allies or military bases overseas, 皇冠体育app lags far behind the US in terms of military power. 皇冠体育app does not have the capacity or intention to challenge the US position. Kerry reassured Wang that it was in US interests to see continued prosperity in 皇冠体育app and maintain a partnership with 皇冠体育app. He explained that the "rebalancing" strategy was not directed against 皇冠体育app.