Envoy: China part of world's solutions, not its problems(2)

Vision, actions urged

The two sides must show vision and determination, and "take real actions to blaze a bright path" for the two countries and the world, he said.

Both founding members of the UN need to keep in mind the words in the UN Charter: "We, the people of the United Nations, are determined to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind."

Qin said, "We must follow the trend of the times, bear in mind the common aspirations of the people, and work for an open, inclusive, clean and beautiful world with lasting peace, common security and shared prosperity."

China and the U.S., as the world's two largest economies and permanent members of the UN Security Council, must shoulder their "unshirkable responsibilities" to uphold the authority and position of the UN, he said.

The ambassador also said that there are principles to adhere to, including not to "reverse the wheels of history" by putting together small groups targeted at third parties, or to act against the trend of globalization by abusing and overstretching the concept of national security, setting up the so-called Clean Network and "democratic technology alliance", and suppressing foreign companies without any justifiable grounds. The "Clean Network", announced by the former Trump administration, aims to keep Chinese companies out of 5G networks.

"Such actions have also increased global economic risks. The world should not be disrupted by 'decoupling' and the threat of 'cutting off supplies'," he added.

There are many areas where China and the U.S. should and must cooperate, such as climate change, but different attitudes toward global issues may lead to "completely different results", Qin said. "In 2014, we jointly helped African countries fight the Ebola epidemic. But after the outbreak of COVID-19, the U.S. chose to politicize the disease, which created obstacles for us to get through this together," he said.

Qin noted that during President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden's first virtual summit on Tuesday, Xi said that the global initiatives China has proposed are all open to the U.S., and that China hopes the reverse is also true.

"The Belt and Road Initiative follows the principles of extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits. We welcome the U.S. to find its complementarity with Build Back Better World," Qin said.