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Japan Times
6 days ago
- Business
- Japan Times
Top Chinese official says war with U.S. unimaginable in tone tweak
A senior Chinese official said he was "optimistic' about the future of his nation's ties with the U.S., among the most upbeat comments given by Beijing in recent weeks about a relationship upended by Donald Trump's tariffs. Both the Chinese and the Americans are hoping for a "friendly, good' relationship between their countries, and politicians are expected to heed the will of the people, Liu Jianchao, head of the Communist Party's International Department, said at the government-backed World Peace Forum on Thursday. Speaking in Beijing, Liu called a war between China and the U.S. "unimaginable' but highlighted Taiwan and the South China Sea as possible flashpoints. He urged America to respect the One China principle, which dictates that Taiwan is part of China's territory. Liu urged America to respect China's sovereignty and honor its commitments on Taiwan. "We will decide at what time to take what kind of measures to achieve China's reunification based on the development of the situation, our needs, and movements of Taiwan's separatist forces,' he said. China is adopting a less confrontational tone with the U.S. days after confirming details of a trade framework with Washington, as the world's two largest economies finalized an understanding reached in Geneva. But while the trade truce may be holding for now, Beijing is increasingly wary about U.S. efforts to forge deals that could isolate Chinese firms from global supply chains. "China is keenly aware of what it's gained from China-U.S. cooperation,' Liu said. "Our cooperation is mutually beneficial. The act of putting up barriers will hurt the other and ourselves as well.' The Chinese official also struck a critical note, recalling U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's message of "peace through strength' — delivered a month ago during the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore — and calling it "a rebranding of hegemonism.' "Such rhetoric is about flexing muscles instead of encouraging dialogue,' Liu said. "It will only stir up confrontation and conflicts instead of promoting peace and harmony.' The diplomat additionally addressed some of the territorial disputes China has with its neighbors, sketching out an approach to solving its border issues with India and Bhutan that he said will rely on dialogue. "China is not leveraging its size and national strength to oppress others,' Liu said. "Instead, we're trying to find solutions to control and address the South China Sea issue through negotiations.'
Bloomberg
6 days ago
- Automotive
- Bloomberg
EU Corporate Giants Look Ready to Fold on Trump Tariffs
European corporate giants, including German carmaker Mercedes Benz and French luxury group LVMH, are leading a rearguard action to blunt the bloc's response to US President Donald Trump's proposed sanctions. In a bid to head off a transatlantic trade war, some executives have been holding back-channel meetings with US officials to pursue their own interests, we're told. European efforts to tone down the risk of a full-blown trade war unfolded as a top Chinese official suggested there's reason to optimistic about ties between the world's two biggest economies. Both the Chinese and the Americans are hoping for a 'friendly, good' relationship between their countries, and politicians are expected to heed the will of the people, said Liu Jianchao, head of the Communist Party's International Department.
South China Morning Post
6 days ago
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
Veteran Chinese diplomat warns Trump's policies risk ‘shared destruction'
The Trump administration's national security mindset could push humanity towards more conflicts and even 'shared destruction', the head of the Communist Party's diplomatic arm has warned. Advertisement Liu Jianchao , who leads the International Department of the party's Central Committee, pitched China's vision of international relations – a rejection of the ethos reflected in American foreign policy language – as a viable path to lasting global peace on Thursday. The veteran Chinese diplomat rejected statements made by US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth at the Shangri-La Dialogue in May. At the annual security forum in Singapore, the Pentagon chief repeatedly stressed that Washington 'is committed to achieving peace through strength' under US President Donald Trump. 'That rhetoric is a new embodiment of hegemonic thinking,' Liu said in a speech during the World Peace Forum in Beijing. 'What [Hegseth] truly seeks is force, not dialogue. What he stirs up is confrontation and conflict, not peace and harmony,' he added at the event co-organised by Tsinghua University and the Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs. Advertisement
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Top China official says US defence chief 'inciting conflict'
A senior Chinese official accused the United States defence chief on Thursday of "inciting confrontation and conflict" after he urged American allies to bolster their militaries to counter Beijing. China and the United States last month said they had reached an understanding on a trade deal -- a truce after bruising tit-for-tat tariffs on each other's goods. But the two countries still disagree on issues ranging from technology and security to geopolitics, including the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, as well as Beijing's territorial claims in Asia. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has warned that China is preparing to use military force to upend the balance of power in Asia and has urged American allies to achieve "peace through strength". On Thursday, Liu Jianchao, the head of the International Department of China's ruling Communist Party, said Hegseth's remarks constituted "hegemonic thinking". "What he truly wants is force, not dialogue," Liu told the World Peace Forum in Beijing. "What he is inciting is confrontation and conflict, not peace and harmony," he said. China and the United States have long been at odds over Beijing's expansive claims in the strategically crucial South China Sea, and its refusal to rule out using force to seize Taiwan, the self-governed island it claims as its own. "The Chinese government has made it crystal clear that it will never back down on these issues," Liu said. "The Chinese people will do their utmost to strive for the prospect of peaceful reunification of the motherland, but we will never allow Taiwan independence," he added. "The United States must respect China's sovereignty on this issue." ll-mjw/oho/lb
Bloomberg
7 days ago
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Senior Chinese Diplomat Upbeat on US Ties, Says War Unimaginable
A senior Chinese official said he was 'optimistic' about the future of his nation's ties with the US, among the most upbeat comments given by Beijing in recent weeks about a relationship upended by Donald Trump's trade war. Both the Chinese and the Americans are hoping for a 'friendly, good' relationship between their countries, and politicians are expected to heed the will of the people Liu Jianchao, head of the Communist Party's International Department, said at the government-backed World Peace Forum on Thursday.
