For the First Time, the US and China “Reconfirm Their Strategies”

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For the First Time, the US and China “Reconfirm Their Strategies”
People's Daily, China
By Zhong Sheng
Translated By Darius Vukasinovic
12 July 2014
Edited by Gillian Palmer

The sixth round of strategic and economic talks and the fifth round of high-level consultations over cultural exchange (between China and the U.S.) have both ended in success. The list of items enumerating the successes attained during the talks revealed bilateral cooperation on over 300 issues. Not only is this figure a new record, but the issues agreed upon were all items of genuine significance. Both countries clearly agreed on their desired plans for regional issues, as well on those complex issues that encompassed wide-ranging, global consideration.

As Premier Xi Jinping so poignantly indicated in his opening address at the meeting, cooperation between the U.S. and China is in the best interests of both countries and the rest of the world, whereas mutual confrontation would certainly result in a calamity for everyone. Both sides need to take a long and broad view of the path ahead, cooperate and support one another, avoid confrontation, seek the benefits inherent in mutual relations and wade through all situations that obstruct cooperation. There can be no room for mistrust in U.S.-China relations, and all problems that arise must be solved mutually. Neither country can afford to let issues lead them down garden paths. During the course of the meeting, President Obama also sent a written message stressing that the United States welcomed a composed, peaceful and prosperous rising China, and that it would strive hard to work together with China to create a new relationship between the superpowers. Even though complexities exist between the U.S. and China, the U.S. was determined to cooperate and define the mutual context of their overall relationship. Both countries’ leaders’ words were meaningful and heartfelt. The mutual spirit of cooperation generated applause. The agreement demonstrated that the U.S. and China had both worked hard, and that in a short time they had brushed aside the haze covering their relationship. It was a collaboration to create a new form of relationship between superpowers, and it “reconfirmed their strategies.”

Both sides “reconfirmed” each other’s strategic intents. The greatest hazards facing U.S.-China relations are irrational misunderstandings, and it’s becoming increasingly important that both sides work to communicate their strategies effectively. Throughout the meeting, both China and the U.S. strove to make their future strategic directions clear to one another. China emphasized its unswerving path towards peace, as well as its resolute desire to promote security and prosperity throughout the Asia-Pacific and the rest of the world. It said it wasn’t trying to squeeze the U.S. out of the Asia-Pacific in any way. The U.S. emphasized that its “pivot to Asia” strategy and alliance system was not directed at China and that it was not planning to contain China’s growth.

These statements were not mere foreign relations rhetoric; they were a reflection of the fundamental strategic orientations of both sides. Both China and the United States have realized that the world has changed fundamentally and that there is no place for a “New Cold War.” No one denies that we have entered the 21st century, and that we have left 20th century – and especially 19th century – thinking and conduct far behind us.

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1. Not having heard of the 'pivot to Asia' strategy

here is a link explaining it. It is from "The Atlantic", April 13 2013.

http://www.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/04/what-exactly-does-it-mean-that-the-us-is-pivoting-to-asia/274936/