00:00J.R. Chin Guo is Director of the Institute for Global Cooperation and Understanding at Peking University.
00:07I think the most important message is that both leaders believe that this relationship between China and the U.S.
00:18is the most important relationship in the world and should be managed well from a strategic perspective.
00:26So, the constructive strategic stability is the key word.
00:33Let's talk about Taiwan. What is your understanding of the new positioning, as it's called, in China-U.S. relations?
00:42I wonder how significant is the change in terminology? Does it really suggest any real change in approach?
00:53Well, I think the Taiwan issue is the most important and probably the most sensitive issue between China and the
01:03U.S.
01:03And this is the case for many years.
01:08And now it becomes more prominent because of the new situation in which the DPP government in Taiwan
01:23has been pursuing a policy of independence and that has been causing more and more tension across the Taiwan Strait.
01:34And it's a time for China and U.S. to make sure that such kind of activities
01:44would not create a military conflict and war in that area.
01:52Is this visit mainly about crisis management of the relationship
01:57or could it be the beginning of a more constructive phase in U.S.-China relationships?
02:07Well, this meeting, I think, is not just about crisis management.
02:14It's more about setting the tone for long-term relationship between the two countries.
02:21So, the key phrase is constructive strategic stability.
02:28Constructive means, you know, we would be proactive in cooperation
02:34and we let cooperation to be the major aspect of the relationship.
02:43And strategic means long-term perspective.
02:49So, we look at the relationship from a broader and long-term perspective.
02:56And stability means that we need to control our differences, avoid miscalculation,
03:02avoid confrontation in favor of lasting peace.
03:09The words and the iconic images are, in a sense, easy on a visit like this, aren't they?
03:16I wonder what concrete outcomes we should be looking for.
03:21Well, I think the successful visit by President Trump is very important and conducive
03:30to prolong the stable relationship between the two countries
03:37and create the conditions for more stability in the days to come.
03:46And I think it also means that China and the U.S. are going to cooperate on a whole range
03:54of issues
03:54from arranging from, you know, economic relationship.
04:02We want to make it more predictable and mutually beneficial.
04:08And also it means that we would work more closely together on a lot of other issues
04:17ranging from, you know, trying to seek early ceasefire and resolution of the U.S. war
04:32and also Ukraine-Russia war.
04:36It also means that we need to work closely together on other issues like, you know,
04:45we have been cooperating to help the U.S. to address the problem of fentanyl,
04:55which leads to a lot of deaths of American youth and to make sure that, I mean, this is a
05:02U.S. problem.
05:03China is willing to help the U.S. to deal with this issue.
05:10And the list can all go on.
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