China calls for peaceful coexistence with the U.S. despite differences

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China calls for peaceful coexistence with the U.S. despite differences

******** Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi speaks during the 2023 Munich Security Conference in Germany on February 18, 2023.

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BEIJING — China’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi struck a more conciliatory tone on U.S. relations during a high-profile press conference on Friday, in contrast to the ministry’s more aggressive language earlier in the week.

While Wang said the U.S. should not impose “arbitrary tariffs” or return goodwill with hostility, he emphasized that the two countries would both be part of the world for a long time, requiring “peaceful coexistence.”

“Given the extensive common interests and broad space for cooperation, it is fully possible for China and the U.S. to become partners helping each other succeed,” Wang said in Mandarin, via an official translation.

He spent much of the roughly 90-minute press conference talking about China’s efforts to improve relations with other countries and supporting the interests of non-Western nations.

Wang is also director of the office for foreign affairs within the ********** Party of China’s central commission, making him the country’s most senior diplomat. He was speaking to reporters during China’s annual parliamentary meeting, known as the “Two Sessions.”

His comments came shortly after China hit back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s mounting trade tariffs.

“If war is what the U.S. wants, be it a tariff war, a trade war or any other type of war, we’re ready to fight till the end,” the ******** Embassy in the U.S. said in a post Wednesday on X.

Tensions between the U.S. and China have escalated in the last several days. Trump earlier this week imposed yet another 10% of tariffs on ******** goods, to which Beijing retaliated with targeted duties on U.S. agricultural products and restrictions on several U.S. companies.

******** Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao indicated to reporters Thursday that Beijing was willing to meet with the U.S. for talks on trade.

In a proposed budget released this week for government spending this year, Beijing plans to increase spending on diplomatic endeavors by 8.4% versus a 6.6% increase last year.

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