Abbreviated from Xinhua: “Visiting Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping here on Monday called on the U.S. side not to let its presidential elections negatively affect the development of Sino-U.S. ties, during a meeting with several former senior U.S. officials.
Xi made a four-point proposal on how to enhance the Sino-U.S. relationship.
Firstly, he said, the two sides should regard history as a mirror.
Secondly, he said both sides should adopt a long-term perspective.
Thirdly, he said, the two sides should respect each other and build mutual trust.
Fourthly, the two sides should achieve mutual benefits and win-win results, he said.
“We should deal with friction and differences in bilateral economic and trade cooperation in the spirit of seeking mutual benefits and win-win results through a positive and constructive way,” Xi said.”
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