History shows that China and the United States gain from cooperation and lose from confrontation, said Chinese leader Xi Jinping in his first message to Donald Trump after winning the presidential election. During the election campaign, Trump repeatedly criticized China, but also emphasized his good relations with Xi.
Xi Jinping's first message to Donald Trump was reported by China's Xinhua news agency on Thursday morning. In it, the Chinese leader congratulated Trump on his victory in the presidential elections USA. Xi Jinping “he called on the two countries to find the right way to come to terms in this new era, to the benefit of both countries and the rest of the world,” the agency quotes him as saying.
China's first message to Trump
“History shows that China and the United States gain from cooperation and lose from confrontation,” Xi continued. “Stable, harmonious and balanced relations between China and the United States serve the common interests of both countries and meet the expectations of the international community,” he stressed. The Chinese leader expressed hope that “the two sides will adhere to the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and mutually beneficial cooperation,” as well as “strengthen dialogue and communication” and “properly handle the differences” between Washington and Beijing.
Xinhua reported that Han Zheng, Vice President of China, also conveyed congratulations to Vice President-elect JD Vance separately.
Earlier on Wednesday evening local time, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a one-sentence statement saying: “We respect the choice of the American people and congratulate Trump on his election as president.”
As Bloomberg notes, Beijing is usually quick to congratulate the winner of the US presidential election, except when the president Joe Biden won the vote in 2020. China was one of the few countries to hold off on reacting for several days as Trump questioned the results.
Trump criticizes China
Donald Trump repeatedly spoke critically about China during his election campaign. Among other things, he blamed them for unfair competition and “killing off” American industrial production. – I will impose whatever tariffs are necessary: ​​100, 200, 1000 percent. They will not sell a single car in the United States from the factories they are building, he said on October 10 at a rally in Detroit, referring to Chinese car factories that are currently being built in Mexico.
Trump also claimed that he had very good relations with Xi Jinping. “He was really good, I don't want to say he was a friend – I don't want to say stupidly 'he was my friend', but I got along great with him,” he said in mid-October in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. He also maintained that he would not have to use military force to prevent a blockade Taiwanbecause the Chinese leader “respects me and knows I'm f***ing crazy.”
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