US - China Summit: Diplomacy steers ties to constructive strategic stability | Vietnam Today

Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with U.S. President Donald Trump. The two leaders formulated guidance for ties between the world's two largest economies to build a bilateral relationship of constructive strategic stability. To better understand the perspective on this summit, we will have CGTN's reporter Zhao Yunfei speak with experts on what a new chapter of relations could bring to the world. For a stable, healthy and sustainable relationship, China and the United States have set the tone for a new positioning of their ties to build a bilateral relationship of constructive strategic stability. During their talks on Thursday, President Xi Jinping told President Donald Trump that the two countries should work in the same direction. Analysts say stability is an anchor for China and the U.S. to conduct cooperation. This constructive strategic stability is not only about geopolitics, it is more about what can these two countries do to provide a sense of order, perception of order to not only these two countries, but the rest of the world. The meeting touched upon multiple fronts, covering diplomacy, military communication channels, trade, agriculture and law enforcement. This is an in-person communication between leaders across the Pacific, with heads of state diplomacy serving as a backbone. As President Xi told President Trump, the two sides should make 2026 a historic landmark year that opens a new chapter in China-U.S. relations. Just ahead of the U.S. President's visit to China, the two sides held trade talks in the Republic of Korea. President Xi says the negotiations have yielded positive outcomes that benefit people on both sides. When you have the two biggest economies in the world working together, you have students studying in China, learning Chinese. You have Chinese students contributing to American society, coming to our universities. You're always about seeking these win-win partnerships. And honestly, this is what China has done better than anybody else in the world. We see, for example, the Belt and Road Initiative that was launched in 2013. China has signed up over 150 countries on that. I mean, this is real tangible results. China has been advocating conversation rather than confrontation. The relationship must be based on equality and mutual respect. President Xi says safeguarding peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait is the biggest common denominator between China and the U.S. When it comes to the core national interests, this is not something for the deals. It is a critical question that China made bright lines, our bottom lines quite clear. So it is a time for China to talk with the United States about what kind of issues will undermine the foundation of the relationship and to avoid miscalculation from the other side. This is President Trump's first visit to China during his second term at the White House. China says such communication could manage differences, expand cooperation and bring stability and certainty for a turbulent world. Zhao Yunfei, CGTN, Beijing.