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On November 20, 2023, Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng attended the China General Chamber of Commerce (CGCC) — Chicago 2023 Annual Gala upon invitation and delivered a keynote speech. He elaborated on the significance and important outcomes of the China-U.S. summit meeting in San Francisco, and encouraged the U.S. side to move in the same direction with China, act on the important common understandings reached, and together embark on a new journey from San Francisco onward.
Ambassador Xie said that the summit meeting between President Xi Jinping and President Joe Biden in San Francisco a few days ago is of special significance, producing fruitful outcomes and attracting worldwide attention. It is a highlight in the China-U.S. relationship this year, a milestone in the history of bilateral relations, and also a major event in international relations. During the visit, he witnessed how the two Presidents set the direction for China-U.S. relations at this critical moment, sensed the eagerness of both peoples for greater exchanges and cooperation, and also felt more acutely the extensive common interests between our two countries and the profound public support for China-U.S. friendship.
Ambassador Xie noted that the visit by President Xi helped to put in place the pillars for China-U.S. relations, fostered a future-oriented San Francisco vision, reached important deliverables in multiple areas, and renewed the goodwill between the two peoples. The two Presidents had a four-hour-long candid, comprehensive and in-depth exchange of views on strategic and overarching issues critical to the direction of China-U.S. relations. President Xi pointed out that for China and the United States, turning our back on each other is not an option. It is unrealistic for one side to remodel the other. Any conflict and confrontation would have unbearable consequences for both sides. The right approach is to respect each other, coexist in peace and pursue win-win cooperation.
Ambassador Xie said that the journey from Bali to San Francisco has not been an easy one. But San Francisco should not be the finish line. President Xi emphasized that China and the United States need to jointly develop a right perception toward each other, jointly manage disagreements effectively, jointly advance mutually beneficial cooperation, jointly shoulder responsibilities as major countries, and jointly promote people-to-people exchanges. These are the five pillars that have laid out a roadmap for the sound, steady and sustained growth of China-U.S. relations.
Ambassador Xie emphasized that the China-U.S. relationship has never been smooth sailing, and we are still facing many difficulties and challenges. The two sides need to rise to the challenges, and act on the important common understandings reached in San Francisco; follow the rules and bring bilateral economic relations back to the right track; and bring out the vitality, and foster closer ties between the peoples and at the subnational level. It is important to translate the commitments into concrete policies and real actions, so as to turn the San Francisco vision into reality and further improve China-U.S. relations. It is important to avoid backpedaling, still less saying one thing but doing another.
The theme of the annual gala this year is “Let’s Move Forward”. Nearly 700 people attended the event, including federal senators, congressmen and congresswomen, governors, mayors, former officials, business leaders, experts and scholars from the U.S. side and representatives of Chinese-funded institutions and companies. Ambassador Xie also presented the U.S.-China Friendship Envoy Award to former U.S. Ambassador to China Max Baucus.
