Reuters-Xi says China US should and must achieve peaceful co-existence
September 19, 2023 2 min 309 words
在这篇报道中，中国国家主席习近平向两位曾在二战期间为中国作战的美国“飞虎队”老兵Harry Moyer和Mel McMullen表示，中国和美国“应该必须”实现和平共存，为降低双方持续紧张关系提供了进一步的暗示。习近平强调，中国和美国在对抗日本时共同面对了相同的敌人，建立了“深刻”的友谊。 这一呼吁体现了近几个月来中美官员之间一系列会谈和对话的背景，旨在降低紧张局势，恢复包括两国军队之间的沟通渠道。报道还提到了美国飞虎队这一历史背景，他们曾是中国国民党领袖蒋介石雇佣的美国飞行员，为抵抗日本而战斗。这些飞行员以他们飞机上的鲨鱼面孔标志而闻名，因在中国农村由中国人亲手铺设的跑道上，面对更大的日本军队展现出的勇敢而广受中国人民尊敬。 习近平的呼吁表明，中国和美国应该承担更重要的责任，为世界和平、稳定和发展做出贡献，实现相互尊重、和平共存和共赢合作。这对于当前困扰中美关系的困难和挑战来说是一个积极的信号。 最后，中国国内副主席韩正在联合国大会期间与美国国务卿安东尼·布林肯会谈时也再次强调了世界需要稳定和健康的中美关系。这篇报道强调了国际社会对中美关系的期待，希望两国能够共同努力，实现和平共存，为全球和平与繁荣作出积极贡献。
Chinese President Xi Jinping told two US Flying Tigers veterans who fought for China during World War II that China and the US "should and must" achieve peaceful co-existence, offering further cues for both sides to lower persistent tensions.
In his reply to a letter from former pilot Harry Moyer and pilot gunner Mel McMullen, Xi said the people of China and the United States had shared the same enemy in their fight against Japan and had forged a "profound" friendship, according to Chinese state media on Tuesday.
"Looking to the future, China and the United States, as two major countries, bear more important responsibilities for world peace, stability and development," Xi said.
"They should and must achieve mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation."
His call for stable and peaceful ties followed a series of meetings and talks between US and Chinese officials in recent months aimed at reducing tensions and restoring channels of communication including contact between their militaries.
The American Volunteer Group, known as the Flying Tigers, was a fighter group, comprising former US pilots hired by the Republic of China led by Chiang Kai-shek's Kuomintang, to fight against Japan in 1941-42.
The airmen, whose planes were iconic for their shark faces, were widely known in China for their feats of bravery in the face of larger Japanese forces as they took to the skies from rural runways paved by Chinese people by hand.
"Currently, China-US relations face many difficulties and challenges," Chinese Vice President Han Zheng told U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly on Monday.
"The world needs stable and healthy China-US relations," Han said.