Hey there! 🌟 Big news from Beijing: Chinese Premier Li Qiang and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen are chatting it up, and it's all about turning competition into cooperation! 🤝
On Sunday, Premier Li told Yellen that China and the U.S. should be partners rather than adversaries. He emphasized the hope that the U.S. will stick to fair play in the market economy, avoid politicizing economic and trade issues, and look at production capacity from a global, market-driven perspective. 🏭🌍
ICYMI, Yellen is visiting China from April 4 to 9. She had multiple rounds of talks with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Guangzhou over the weekend. 🗣️💬
Li noted that the China-U.S. relationship is starting to stabilize under the guidance of their leaders. He expressed that China hopes both countries will be partners built on mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation. ✨🌐
The premier also hopes the U.S. will work with China to implement the important consensus reached by their presidents during the San Francisco meeting, turning that vision into reality. 🏙️🤝
As the world's two biggest economies, their interests are deeply intertwined. Strengthening economic and trade ties isn't just good for them—it's great for global growth! 📈🌎
Li suggested that both sides should boost communication to manage and resolve differences. This way, economic cooperation can be stable, smooth, and efficient, bringing more benefits to businesses and people in both countries, and helping global development and livelihoods. 🏦👥
He added that China is ready to team up with the U.S. on climate change and other global challenges. Plus, China's booming new energy industry will contribute big time to the global green transition! 🌱⚡
Yellen chimed in, appreciating the progress made in U.S.-China economic dialogue. She mentioned that the U.S. doesn't seek to \"decouple\" from China. Instead, they should manage their economic relationship responsibly. 🤝💡
She also said the U.S. is ready to work with China to implement the consensus from the San Francisco meeting, communicate openly, avoid misunderstandings, deepen exchanges, properly manage differences, tackle pressing global challenges together, and promote steady development of their bilateral relations. 🚀🌍
Looks like a hopeful step toward more collaboration and less rivalry between these two giants! Stay tuned for more updates! 📰👀
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Premier Li Qiang says China, U.S. should be partners, not adversaries
cgtn.com
