Xi Tells Trump that China and the US should be ‘Partners, Not Rivals’

Chinese President Xi Jinping said he was “very happy” to meet Trump in Beijing at a time of historic turbulence and when the “world stands at a new crossroads”.

Xi then posed a series of questions to the US president.

“Can China and the United States transcend the so-called ‘Thucydides Trap’ and forge a new paradigm for major-power relations? Can we join hands to address global challenges and inject greater stability into the world?

“Can we uphold the well-being of our respective peoples and the shared future of humanity, working together to create a bright future for our bilateral relationship?” he asked.

“These are, in essence, questions posed by history, by the world, and by the people, and they constitute the answer to our times that you and I, as leaders of major nations, must jointly write.”

Xi also said that China and the US should be “partners, not rivals” and that a stable relationship between the two nations was a “boon for the world”.

Source: Al Jazeera