Rising Possibility of US-China Summit... Xi: "China's US Policy is Cooperation and Win-Win"

President Xi Jinping Creates Reconciliation Mood Day After Day
Wang Yi to Visit US on 26th... Coordinating Summit Talks

China is continuously sending messages of cooperation and mutual prosperity toward the United States, raising the possibility of a summit expected next month. Attention is also focused on what kind of agreement the Chinese top diplomat, who is on a visit to the U.S., will bring about.

According to the People's Daily of China on the 26th, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with California Governor Gavin Newsom at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing the day before and said, "China's policy toward the U.S. has always adhered to mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and cooperative mutual benefit," adding, "China will continue to cooperate in this direction, and hopes the U.S. will cooperate with China in the same direction." He also added, "The China-U.S. relationship has developed to this day, and the hard-earned achievements are worth cherishing."

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Governor Newsom responded at the meeting, saying, "There is no more important relationship in the world than that between the U.S. and China," and "Historically, Chinese people have made significant contributions to the construction of California, and California has always been an important gateway for the U.S. to cooperate with China."

On the same day, Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Foreign Minister, also emphasized through a meeting with Governor Newsom that "the governor's visit to China can be called an icebreaker journey that lays the foundation, spreads hope, and opens the future." Minister Wang expressed hope that "California will continue to stand at the forefront of China-U.S. regional cooperation and play a constructive role in the U.S. observing China's development and rejuvenation," and stressed, "The U.S. should treat China with an objective and friendly attitude and return to a reasonable and pragmatic China policy."

President Xi is also making efforts to create a friendly atmosphere, emphasizing his willingness to promote common prosperity through cooperation with the U.S. in a congratulatory letter sent to the annual dinner of the U.S.-China Relations National Committee. Analysts interpret China's large-scale purchase of U.S. agricultural products for the first time since 2017 and the dismissal of Defense Minister Li Shangfu without much explanation as gestures of reconciliation toward the U.S. According to Bloomberg News, on the 23rd (local time), a Chinese delegation including COFCO and China Grain Reserves Corporation (Sino Grain) attended a promotional event hosted by the U.S. Soybean Association in Iowa and agreed to purchase billions of dollars worth of soybeans and other agricultural products. This is an unusual purchase compared to previous efforts to reduce imports of U.S. grains by opening alternative trade channels.

Li Shangfu, the dismissed former minister, was sanctioned by the U.S. for illegally purchasing 10 Su-35 fighter jets and the S-400 air defense missile system from Russia in 2018 while serving as director of the Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission. President Xi Jinping pushed through the appointment of the defense minister in March and refused military talks with the U.S., citing the lifting of sanctions on Li Shangfu. The recent dismissal is also seen as opening the way for holding military talks.

Diplomatic circles are focusing on the actions and outcomes of Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who is scheduled to make a surprise visit to Washington D.C. on the 26th (local time) to meet with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. With a high possibility of a China-U.S. summit during the APEC summit to be held in San Francisco from the 11th to the 17th of next month, it is reported that Wang will finalize arrangements regarding the schedule, agenda, and security for the summit with Secretary Blinken.

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