China calls for peaceful coexistence with the US despite the differences

The Beijing Foreign Minister in China, Wang YI, inflicted a more reconciliation tone against the United States during a high-profile press conference on Friday, unlike the ministry. more aggressive Language at the beginning of the week.

While Van said the US should not bring “arbitrary tariffs” or with hostility to return benevolence, he stressed that both countries would be part of the world for a long time, demanding “peaceful coexistence”.

“Given the broad common interests and extensive space for cooperation, it is quite possible to become partners in China and the United States that help each other succeed,” Van said in Mandarin through an official translation.

He spent most of the approximately 90-minute press conference, talking about China’s efforts to improve relations with other countries and support the interests of the non-Western peoples.

Van is also the director of the Foreign Affairs Department in the Communist Party of the Central Commission of China, making it the most senior diplomat. He talked to journalists during an annual parliamentary meeting in China known as “Two Session”.

His comments took place shortly after China retreated against US President Donald Trump at trading tariffs.

“If war is what the US want, whether it is a tariff war, a trade war or any other type of war, we are ready to fight,” the Chinese embassy said in the US in a report on Wednesday on X.

The tension between the US and China has grown over the last few days. Trump earlier this week imposed another 10% tariffs on the Chinese goods on which Beijing avenged With purposeful duties on US agriculture and restrictions in several US companies.

Chinese Trade Minister Van Veteo on Thursday stated to journalists that Beijing was ready to meet the US for trading talks.

In the proposed budget published this week, for government spending this year, Beijing plans to increase the cost of diplomatic efforts by 8.4% compared to 6.6% last year.