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China brushes off suggestion of faltering US ties

By REUTERS

DECEMBER 22, 2016 06:44

BEIJING - China-US relations face new uncertainties but with mutual respect for core interests they will remain stable, China's foreign minister said, adding one individual will not impede ties, a likely reference to US President-elect Donald Trump.

President Xi Jinping spoke with Trump soon after he won last month's election, but Beijing has been unsettled by Trump's subsequent call with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, suggestions Trump may change US policy towards self-ruled Taiwan, and Trump's threats to impose tariffs on Chinese imports.

In an interview with the ruling Communist Party's official People's Daily carried on Thursday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the Xi-Trump call was a positive sign for a smooth transition in Sino-US ties.

"Of course, going forward China-US relations will face new complexities and uncertain factors," Wang said.

"But 'thick mountains could not stop the river from flowing into the sea'," he added, quoting an ancient Chinese poem Xi had cited in June at a high-level China-US forum, meaning all rivers have to travel a meandering course before getting to their final destination.

"Only if China and the United States respect each and give consideration to other's core interests and key concerns can there be long-term, stable cooperation, and effect win-win mutual benefit," Wang said.

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