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The Taiwan issue concerns China's national sovereignty and territorial integrity, and he hopes the U.S. side will handle it with caution,
he said according to Chinese state television
There's an immense amount of distance between what one can imagine and actually achieving such an outcome. The interests between the U.S. and China on many of these issues are different and the views of key advisors to both are quite hawkish,
Kennedy saidWe view and handle China-US relations in line with the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation put forward by President Xi Jinping, and resolutely safeguard our own sovereignty, security, and development interests,
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun told reporters on Thursday
If we don’t change course, we are going to live in [a] world where much of what matters to us on a daily basis from our security to our health will be dependent on whether the Chinese allow us to have it or not,
he saidI have had many talks with China about the massive amounts of drugs, in particular Fentanyl, being sent into the United States — But to no avail. Until such time as they stop, we will be charging China an additional 10% Tariff, above any additional Tariffs, on all of their many products coming into the United States of America.”
In a Truth Social post in late November, Trump wrote
President Xi pointed out that it is natural for two big countries with different national conditions to have some disagreements. The important thing is to respect each other’s core interests and major concerns, and find a proper solution,
the statement addedThe US side must establish a correct understanding of China, cease unwarranted attacks and smear campaigns against China,
foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun told a regular briefing
We both attach great importance to mutual interaction (and) hope that China-US relations will have a good start in the new term of the US president
Xi said according to CCTVWe discussed balancing Trade, Fentanyl, TikTok, and many other subjects. President Xi and I will do everything possible to make the World more peaceful and safe!"
Trump wrote
The call was a very good one for both China and the U.S.A. It is my expectation that we will solve many problems together, and starting immediately. We discussed balancing Trade, Fentanyl, TikTok, and many other subjects,
Trump wrote in a post on his social media platform
Some radical US politicians feel both anxious and frustrated. More interactions on platforms like Xiaohongshu will make those US politicians lose the space to smear China. US netizens have come to see China's reality and the friendly attitude of Chinese netizens, further weakening these politicians' attempts to spread negative narratives,
Li said
There are a lot of policy areas where EU member states have to agree on them unanimously and China could use its friendly relationship with certain member states to veto certain parts of the EU’s foreign policy agenda,
Simalcik said
Senior Chinese officials believe the incoming Trump administration will be more hawkish toward China, so Beijing needs to try to take U.S. allies out of Washington’s orbit,
Chen Yuhua, a China studies professor at Akita International University, told VOA in a video interviewChina always has this anxiety that the U.S. and EU would work together to deal with China, so the upcoming regime change in Washington presents an opportunity [for Beijing] to exploit the anxiety that European countries have about the second Trump administration,
Matej Simalcik, executive director of the Central European Institute of Asian Studies, told VOA in an interview in TaipeiThe EU and China are important trading partners. Our relations need to be balanced and based on a level-playing field,
Costa wrote in a post on the social media platform XChina thinks Japan and other countries’ growing alignment on issues such as the South China Sea dispute, economic security and resilience policy are against its core interests,
he told VOA by phoneCompared to their ‘wolf warrior diplomacy’ during the first Trump administration, China’s current diplomatic approach has become more delicate,
he told VOAChina remains confident in the EU and hopes the EU will also prove to be a trustworthy cooperation partner for China,
he said