China's Ambassador to the United States: China's "grand strategy" is not to replace other | Ambassador CUI Tiankai | _ news

China News Agency, Washington, June 11 (Xinhua deyongjian), CUI Tiankai, China's Ambassador to the United States 11th visit to United States Capitol, stressed China's "grand strategy" openness and transparency, and is not seeking global dominance, much less to challenge or replace each other.

Day United States Congress, "the US-China working group" and the US-Asia Institute reception hosted by non-governmental organizations in Washington to mark the Sino-American diplomatic relations 35 years, CUI Tiankai attended and delivered a keynote speech.

Cui said that since the diplomatic relations in 1979, bilateral relations have witnessed great development. Bilateral economic and trade cooperation by leaps and bounds, exchanges have become closer, after a series of close cooperation on international and regional issues, including the first time China will be invited to participate in this year of "Pacific Rim military exercises", which is a progress of Sino-US military cooperation.

He pointed out that the relations again today at an important juncture in history. The major decisions of the Chinese Government to deepen reform, almost at the same time, make concerted efforts to build a new type of relations between Sino-US heads of State decision, it is not a coincidence, because the leaders of the two countries have recognized, global character of the challenges of the 21st century, no nation can deal with.

"China, as the biggest developing country and the most powerful developed countries, share extensive common interests and shared responsibility for the world, can take the lead in establishing mutual respect, cooperation and win-win partnership. "Cui noted.

He admitted that China still has some problems to understand or even misunderstanding, some people may have questioned whether China's strategic intentions, but China's "grand strategy" open and transparent, that is, efforts to achieve the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, to build a prosperous, democratic, civilized and harmonious country, rather than to seek global dominance, and certainly not to challenge or supersede any other country.

"Cold war means not solve today's problems. Any attempt to build opposition military alliance will lead to a lose-lose result even in so-called "hedging" strategy is also unhelpful, because excessive fear can cause people to lose hope, and eventually make the predictions come true, unfortunately. "Cui stressed.

Looking to the future, when China and the elder statesman when he told reporters at the most critical period of the cold war to recognize the historical trend, advancing common interests from a strategic perspective, and handle their differences in a constructive manner, history shows that they made the right choice, and if people can't see the reality of the 21st century, Miss the historic opportunity it would be shameful.

He quoted United States former President Franklin Roosevelt said, "only have to fear is fear itself" and called for China and Roosevelt said, should not be allowed "baffling, unreasoning, unjustified terror" controls thinking and policies, but to show the world that China has the wisdom and the courage to say no to fear, so best wishes into reality, the best interests of both countries and the world. (End)

(Original title: CUI Tiankai: China's "grand strategy" transparency as a challenge to not replace other countries)

(Edit: SN063)
14:36 on June 12, 2014 China News Network