Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian stated today: "Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio during the Munich Security Conference. Both sides should work together to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, making 2026 a year in which China and the United States move forward in the direction of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation. As long as both sides adhere to the principles of equality, respect, and mutual benefit, China and the United States can find ways to address each other's concerns and properly manage differences."
Comments: This statement from China sets the overall tone and hard-line bottom line for Sino-U.S. relations in 2026, while also providing the most critical political groundwork for Trump's visit to China in April. Foreign Minister Wang Yi reiterated "mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation," and clearly stated that 2026 should be a year when Sino-U.S. relations move onto a new track. The core message is very clear: dialogue is possible, cooperation is negotiable, but it must be based on equality, respect, and managing differences. In the context of the U.S. taking an increasingly hard stance and frequent points of friction, China maintains strategic composure, promoting practical cooperation while safeguarding its core interests, aiming to bring bilateral relations back onto a stable track and avoid miscalculations and escalation of confrontation.
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