Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, met with Stephen Schwarzman, chairman and CEO of the Blackstone Group, in Beijing on Thursday.
Wang, who is also director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, commended Schwarzman for his long-term efforts to promote people-to-people exchange and improve understanding between China and the United States.
Noting that China-U.S. ties are the world's most important bilateral relations, Wang said that peaceful coexistence is the bottom line that must be adhered to.
Equality, respect and the pursuit of mutual benefits are the correct ways for the two countries to deal with each other, he noted. Decoupling or the severing of industrial and supply chains are not realistic or rational choices, and confrontation or antagonism will only lead to mutual loss, he said.
Wang noted that the two sides should carry out effective dialogue, handle their differences properly, and promote bilateral ties on a steady, sound and sustainable track.
Schwarzman said that U.S.-China relations have a great impact on the world, expressing hope that the two sides will strengthen communication, eliminate misunderstandings, and promote development and prosperity for both countries. He also expressed his willingness to make positive efforts to that end.
Top Chinese diplomat meets with chairman of Blackstone Group
Nicaragua's co-foreign minister Valdrack Jaentschke has warned that militarism must never be allowed to rise again, as Japan's recent moves to lift its arms export ban and revise the pacifist Constitution continue to draw international concern.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the opening of the Tokyo Trials, where Japan's Class-A war criminals from World War II were brought to justice.
In an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN), Valdrack Jaentschke voiced his concern that today's world order is being undermined by interventionism and other challenges.
"It is necessary for us to remember that after the end of World War II, countries worked hard to build a new international order based on international law. However, regrettably, more than 80 years later, we are seeing that this once explored and attempted order is being challenged by interventionism, a confrontational mindset, and tendencies like 'might makes right.' These are precisely the conditions that gave rise to fascism and militarism in the past, which ultimately led to the tragedy of World War II," he said.
He said the international community has a responsibility to pursue a new international order -- one fundamentally grounded in peace.
"Looking back at the history more than eight decades ago and comparing it with today's reality, it is our responsibility to recognize that the world should, and must, build a new international order that is more just, fairer, rooted in international law, based on a logic of mutual benefit and shared success, and fundamentally grounded in peace," said the minister.
"Today, as we revisit the Tokyo Trials, it is meant to remind the world that such a tragedy must never be repeated -- and that we must do everything in our power to prevent it from happening again. We must stop that dark world -- born from militarism, interventionism, and fascism -- from ever returning," he said.
Nicaraguan FM warns of militarism revival
