The Chinese president maintains that Washington and Beijing should strengthen dialogue to “develop beneficial cooperation.” Both Trump and Harris had promised in the campaign to contain the rise of China.
Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated Donald Trump on Thursday for his victory in the United States presidential elections and called on the two countries to “understand” each other, after years of bilateral tensions, the official press reported.
“History shows that China and the United States benefit from cooperation and lose from confrontation“Xi Jinping told the US president-elect, according to Chinese state television CCTV.
“A stable, healthy and long-lasting relationship between China and the United States is in line with the common interests of the two countries and the expectations of the international community,” Xi stressed.
These were the Chinese president’s first comments since the victory of the Republican candidate.
Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Kamala Harris promised during the campaign to contain the rise of China.
The Republican magnate promised to impose 60% tariffs on all Chinese products entering the United States.
Xi Jinping told Trump that he hoped the two countries “Uphold the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation.“, according to CCTV.
Washington and Beijing must “strengthen dialogue and communication, properly manage their differences, develop mutually beneficial cooperation, and find the right way for China and the United States to understand each other in this new Era, for the benefit of both countries and the world.” , he added.
Xi Jinping and Donald Trump have already met four times and the The US president-elect recently boasted of his “very strong relationship” with the Chinese leader..
But Donald Trump’s victory opens a period of uncertainty for Sino-American economic relations, which were seriously shaken during the president-elect’s first term (2017-2021), when he unleashed a trade and technological war against Beijing.
China is already struggling with a difficult post-Covid recovery, burdened by weak levels of domestic consumption and a serious property crisis, with many developers in debt and prices plummeting in recent years.
Top leaders of the National People’s Congress, China’s top legislative body, will meet this week in Beijing to draw up an economic recovery plan.
Many analysts believe that Donald Trump’s victory could lead Chinese leaders to reinforce this program of measures, in particular to compensate for future customs duties promised by the Republican.
Source: Observadora
