FM calls for mutual respect and win-win cooperation

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China is not the United States and will not become another US, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday, stressing that the two major countries are fully capable of pursuing mutual…

China is not the United States and will not become another US, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday, stressing that the two major countries are fully capable of pursuing mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation.

Wang made the remarks during a meeting with US representatives attending the US-China Political Dialogue 2026, quoting an ancient Chinese saying about "all things growing together without harming one another, and different paths running in parallel without conflicting with the other".

He said that the dialogue has been held 15 times since its launch in 2010, and has played a positive role in deepening mutual understanding.

Wang urged both sides to translate the important consensus reached between the leaders of the two countries into concrete policies and actions, saying that Beijing and Washington should embrace harmony while respecting differences, view each other objectively and rationally, and develop stable, positive expectations for China-US relations in the long term.

He called for expanding dialogue and cooperation in science and technology, artificial intelligence and other fields for mutual benefit, and opposed the abuse of the concept of security and excessive politicization.

People-to-people exchanges underpin relations between countries, Wang said, urging sustained efforts to expand exchanges, particularly among young people and students.

He also called on both nations to fulfill their international obligations, and act with the responsibility expected of major countries in safeguarding world peace.

Representatives of the delegation — led by former US ambassador to China and former senator Max Baucus — said the two countries should strengthen cooperation in areas such as trade and AI, and build greater mutual trust.

They said that exchanges between the two peoples, especially young people and students, could foster friendship and trust.

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