Chinese State Media: "US Must Show More Sincerity for Summit to Happen"

Next week's US-China summit is expected to be held in San Francisco, USA, as Chinese state media published an editorial urging the US side to "show more sincerity."

China's state-run Global Times (GT) stated on the 9th, "International public opinion is focusing on the summit being held at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)," adding, "To realize this, greater sincerity and practical actions from the US side are necessary."

GT referred to the previous day’s remarks by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the summit, which said, "Both sides have agreed to cooperate," and that "going to San Francisco is not an 'ordinary voyage,' and the journey cannot be left to autopilot," explaining that "this emphasizes the potential uncertainties of the summit."

It further stated, "China has already expressed that both sides should seriously return to the agreements made in Bali, overcome confusion and obstacles, expand mutual understanding, and accumulate achievements," emphasizing, "In this regard, China is not satisfied with the results presented by the US side." It added, "There are 'dark forces' shaking bilateral relations in the US, and they become active at moments of crisis," arguing, "This is a major uncertainty facing US-China relations, and the US side must eliminate it."

GT pointed out, "High-level communication between China and the US is not being deliberately obstructed by China, but rather the US side is using communication as a gesture to showcase itself to the world," suggesting that "this may indicate a lack of sincerity." It also stressed, "We hope the US will demonstrate political wisdom and courage to prevent US-China relations from being undermined by a small number of extremist voices and adopt a truly responsible strategy toward China."

Additionally, GT criticized the ongoing tariffs imposed on China by former President Donald Trump, referring to "decoupling" and "small but high fences," and reiterated that "the US must show greater sincerity." It added, "Providing a convincing explanation for the failure to understand what the two leaders agreed upon and clarifying the attitude toward China's repeatedly emphasized 'core interests' will create conditions for future summit meetings between the two countries' leaders."

Meanwhile, the US and China held a foreign ministers' meeting in Washington DC at the end of last month and reached a principle agreement to hold a bilateral summit at the APEC leaders' meeting scheduled for November 11?17. It is currently reported that detailed scheduling is underway. However, China has not publicly mentioned whether President Xi will visit the US. Nevertheless, China continues to emphasize the importance of cooperation with the US while increasing exchanges through high-level contacts such as meetings between finance ministers.

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