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PRESIDENT XI:
(As interpreted)
Mr. President, let me make a few opening remarks.
It’s my great pleasure, Mr. President, to meet you in Osaka. Forty-eight years
ago, in 1971, in a place called Nagoya, just over 100 kilometers from here, Chinese
and American ping-pong players participating in the 31st World Table Tennis
Championships had friendly interactions with each other. And that marked
the beginning of what we now call “Ping Pong Diplomacy.” The small ball
played a big role in moving world events. And then, eight years later,
in 1979, our two countries established diplomatic relations, 40
years ago.
Forty years on, enormous change has taken place
in the international situation and U.S.-China
relations. But one basic fact remains
unchanged: China and the United States
both benefit from cooperation,
and lose in a confrontation.
Cooperation and
dialogue are better
than friction and
confrontation.
Recently, Mr. President,
you and I have stayed
in close communication
through phone calls and
exchange of letters. Today,
I’m prepared to exchange views
with you on the fundamental
issues concerning the growth
of China-US relations so as to set
the direction for our relationship
in the period to come and to advance
the China-US relationship based on
coordination, cooperation, and stability.
9 AmCham South China
PRESIDENT XI:
(As interpreted)
Mr. President, let me make a few opening remarks.
It’s my great pleasure, Mr. President, to meet you in Osaka. Forty-eight years
ago, in 1971, in a place called Nagoya, just over 100 kilometers from here, Chinese
and American ping-pong players participating in the 31st World Table Tennis
Championships had friendly interactions with each other. And that marked
the beginning of what we now call “Ping Pong Diplomacy.” The small ball
played a big role in moving world events. And then, eight years later,
in 1979, our two countries established diplomatic relations, 40
years ago.
Forty years on, enormous change has taken place
in the international situation and U.S.-China
relations. But one basic fact remains
unchanged: China and the United States
both benefit from cooperation,
and lose in a confrontation.
Cooperation and
dialogue are better
than friction and
confrontation.
Recently, Mr. President,
you and I have stayed
in close communication
through phone calls and
exchange of letters. Today,
I’m prepared to exchange views
with you on the fundamental
issues concerning the growth
of China-US relations so as to set
the direction for our relationship
in the period to come and to advance
the China-US relationship based on
coordination, cooperation, and stability.
9 AmCham South China
