国内英语新闻:Hu's visit sketches blueprint for China-U.S. ties

Hu told his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama Wednesday that the two sides should develop a political relationship of seeking common ground while reserving differences, and of equality and mutual trust.

Historically, the two countries have neither found so much common ground, which is the driving force to push forward bilateral ties, nor shouldered such great common responsibilities in a way they do today.

Both sides, not only committed to safeguarding world peace and stability, reforming the international system, and boosting the development and prosperity of the Asia-Pacific region, they have also devoted themselves to strengthening bilateral cooperation in a variety of fields to benefit their peoples.8 Meanwhile, admitting and tolerating their differences, and dealing with frictions in a proper way also matters a lot in promoting bilateral ties.

Despite their different cultures, social systems and levels of development, China and the United States can maintain their relations on the correct track as long as they treat each other in an objective and reasonable way, respect each other's social systems, the choice of development path, and sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Therefore, the two sides' different opinions on issues like human rights and their trade frictions can all be solved through negotiations and dialogue.

With China's rising national strength and its global influence in recent years, concepts such as a "China Threat" have repeatedly appeared in Western media, and some American politicians have even advocated for containment of China.

But as Stapleton Roy, former U.S. ambassador to China, put it, their interests would both be harmed, if the two sides harbor mistrust towards each other.

Fu says, whether one sees each other's success as opportunities or challenges will be determinant in their view of future relations from a strategic perspective.

During Hu's visit, Obama lauded the extraordinary achievements China had made during the past decades of development, and stressed that U.S.-China cooperation served the core interests of both sides.

The United States welcomed China's rise, and China's peaceful development benefited the U.S. and the whole world, Obama added.

Meanwhile, the Chinese side said it welcomed the United States as an Asia-Pacific nation that contributed to peace, stability and prosperity in the region.

As both sides reaffirmed each other's status in their eyes, China and the United States should continue their efforts to boost mutual trust with a view to inject more vitality into the development of bilateral ties.