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| Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi answers questions during a news conference on the sidelines of the Third Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, March 7, 2010. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli) |
BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi held a news conference on the sidelines of the Third Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, China, March 7, 2010.
The year 2010 is a very important year for China in continuing to tackle the international financial crisis and promoting the recovery of world economy, he said. (2010 "a very important diplomatic year")
China-U.S. relations
Yang Jiechi said that the responsibility for the current difficulty in Sino-U.S. relations does not lie with China.
"The United States should properly handle relevant sensitive issues and work with the Chinese side to return the China-U.S. relationship to the track of stable development," Yang said. (FM urges U.S. to respect China's core interests)
Yang urged the United States to make joint efforts with China to promote a sound bilateral relationship.
"A sound China-U.S. relationship is not only in the fundamental interests of the two countries and peoples of the two countries, it is also conducive to the peace, stability and development in the region and the world at large," Yang told a press conference on the sidelines of the annual session of the National People's Congress (NPC), the country's top legislature.
"China has always attached importance to its relationship with the United States, and we have always been committed to promoting the positive, cooperative and comprehensive China-U.S. relationship," he said.
"We hope that the United States will work with us in a joint effort toward this end," he said. (China urges U.S. to promote sound relationship)
"The Chinese side further stated in full its principled position on China-U.S. relations and on major issues, including Taiwan and Tibet related issues," Yang said.
"We pointed out that the relevant moves taken by the United States side had seriously violated the principles set out in the three China-U.S. joint communiques and the China-U.S. joint statement.
"The moves undermined China's core interests and the overall interests of China-U.S. relations, and China is firmly opposed to these moves," he said. (China firmly opposed to U.S. moves that undermine ties)
