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Differences between the US and China over the South China Sea and cyber security should not be addressed by “microphone diplomacy” but in “a proper way” to allow for a successful US visit by the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Wednesday.Differences between the US and China over the South China Sea and cyber security should not be addressed by “microphone diplomacy” but in “a proper way” to allow for a successful US visit by the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Wednesday.
Wu Xi, deputy chief of mission at the Chinese embassy in Washington, said individual issues should not be allowed to overshadow the overall US-China relationship and that common interests, including a bilateral trade volume of $550bn last year, “far outweigh” differences.Wu Xi, deputy chief of mission at the Chinese embassy in Washington, said individual issues should not be allowed to overshadow the overall US-China relationship and that common interests, including a bilateral trade volume of $550bn last year, “far outweigh” differences.
“Resorting to microphone diplomacy, or pointing fingers at each other, will not solve any problems,” Wu told a meeting on Capitol Hill to mark the 10th anniversary of the US Congress’s US-China working group.“Resorting to microphone diplomacy, or pointing fingers at each other, will not solve any problems,” Wu told a meeting on Capitol Hill to mark the 10th anniversary of the US Congress’s US-China working group.
“The right choice is to recognise our differences, respect each other and engage in real dialogue. The choice we make today will decide the future of our two great nations, as well as the entire world.”“The right choice is to recognise our differences, respect each other and engage in real dialogue. The choice we make today will decide the future of our two great nations, as well as the entire world.”
Wu was referring to disagreements between Washington and Beijing over China’s increasingly assertive pursuit of territorial claims in the South China Sea, which have raised fears of military confrontation, and a massive cyber attack on the US government that US officials have blamed on Chinese hackers.Wu was referring to disagreements between Washington and Beijing over China’s increasingly assertive pursuit of territorial claims in the South China Sea, which have raised fears of military confrontation, and a massive cyber attack on the US government that US officials have blamed on Chinese hackers.
China has called the hacking allegations irresponsible and says it has the right to build artificial islands in contested territory.China has called the hacking allegations irresponsible and says it has the right to build artificial islands in contested territory.
Wu said the two sides should use the annual meeting of the US-China strategic and economic dialogue from 22-24 June, and a visit to the US this week by a top Chinese military official , “to articulate the outcome and deliverables” for Xi’s Washington visit in September.Wu said the two sides should use the annual meeting of the US-China strategic and economic dialogue from 22-24 June, and a visit to the US this week by a top Chinese military official , “to articulate the outcome and deliverables” for Xi’s Washington visit in September.
“We need to address our differences in a proper way,” she said.“We need to address our differences in a proper way,” she said.
Wu did not see any US-China “tensions” because the countries shared a common interest in peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific and always discussed differences.Wu did not see any US-China “tensions” because the countries shared a common interest in peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific and always discussed differences.
“We have no alternative but to succeed in the interests of our two nations and the world,” she said.“We have no alternative but to succeed in the interests of our two nations and the world,” she said.
US representative Rick Larson, a co-founder of the bi-partisan working group, said that as the world’s two largest economies, the US and China “cannot afford not to engage”. US representative Rick Larsen, a co-founder of the bi-partisan working group, said that as the world’s two largest economies, the US and China “cannot afford not to engage”.
At the same time, he said the South China Sea and “indications” that the cyber attack originated in China were “very challenging” issues that could not be pushed to one side.At the same time, he said the South China Sea and “indications” that the cyber attack originated in China were “very challenging” issues that could not be pushed to one side.
“We can’t mask those; we can’t hide from those,” he said.“We can’t mask those; we can’t hide from those,” he said.
• This article was amended on 12 June 2015 to correct the spelling of Congressman Rick Larsen’s name.