Chinese FM lists guidelines for China-U.S. ties in new era

To do this, the minister proposed some guidelines which he believed could help advance China-U.S. relations in the coming years.

First, he said, both sides should adopt a strategic and long-term perspective and keep the relations on the right track.

China and the United States now have more common interests and a broader foundation of cooperation on a series of major and pressing issues facing today's world, according to the minister. The strategic significance and global influence of China-U.S. relations have further increased and their relations in the new era should be broader and deeper.

The minister believed that the two countries should work together in an all-around way to raise bilateral relations to a new and much higher level of cooperation in the 21st century on the basis of mutual respect, seeking common ground while shelving differences and cooperation for win-win results.

Second, Minister Yang said, both sides should maintain close dialogue and exchanges at the top and other levels and cement the political foundation of the relations.