Posts tagged ‘VP Xi’

14/02/2012

* Leader-in-waiting makes four-point proposal on US visit

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.”

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-02/14/c_131409436.htm

08/02/2012

* Leader-in-waiting VP Xi to visit US, Ireland and Turkey

Xinhua – “Vice President Xi Jinping is scheduled to pay official visits to the United States, Ireland and Turkey from Feb. 13 to 22, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Tuesday.

Xi is visiting the three nations at the invitation of U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny and Turkish President Abdullah Gul, spokesman Liu Weimin said at a news briefing.

Xi’s U.S. visit is aimed at further implementing an important consensus reached by state leaders of the two countries to establish a China-U.S. cooperative partnership of mutual respect and reciprocity, Liu said.

He added that China hopes the visit will enhance the two sides’ strategic mutual trust, expand bilateral cooperation, and aid in the maintenance of the sound and stable development of China-U.S. ties.”

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-02/07/c_131396185.htm

Xi Jinping is the President-to-be when the top leadership changes occur between late 2012 and early 2013. For more on this go to http://chovanec.wordpress.com/2011/05/08/primer-on-chinas-leadership-transition/#comment-4286

See also: https://chindia-alert.org/political-factors/geopolitics-chinese/

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