Xi Warns Against 'Vicious Competition' Between US and China

President Xi Jinping warned America’s top diplomat that the US shouldn’t target or oppose China, as the world’s largest economies wrapped two days of talks spanning thorny disputes on trade and Beijing’s support for Russia’s war machine.

The Chinese leader met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Beijing on Friday afternoon, as the two superpowers continued dialogue to manage a growing list of differences. While the substance of talks was confrontational, both sides refrained from the sharpest rhetoric. They also announced a new working group on artificial intelligence to start in the coming weeks, bolstering expectations for keeping ties steady.

“China and the United States should be partners rather than rivals,” Xi told Blinken, according to a Chinese Foreign Ministry statement. The two sides should “seek common ground and reserve differences, rather than engage in vicious competition,” he added.

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[sportsfanivosevic]

This is like the wise old man giving wisdom to a recalcitrant teenager.

[maxs.]

Chinese language sounds so wise, its like one word can cover a mile...

[austineogazi]

The world needs peace and not war, one family

[cristiancosenza]

Honor words with actions.... The World would be a diferent place if all of us lived by that

[mtnbikr]

Winnie the Pooh is only saying this because America is winning the strategic competition.

[moh-kuue]

Look at how many American companies are in China and how many Chinese companies are in the United States.

[independentvoice]

The Chinese have a saying, "You lie without blinking your eyes".

[robertyambao]

He said honor words with actions.unbelievable

[shannonhenson]

Never rely on China's words. Always watch their actions.

[glennevangelista]

The irony. Saying something and doing something different? Definitely China! 😂

[thomasng]

Basic diplomacy: you should treat the other side as equal.

[beesusa-sz]

How concerning Blinken looks 😂 NOT😂😂😂 He don’t give a crap about what Xi is saying 😂

[troyacosta]

That's true. All nations must be partners rather than rivals for the sake of Peace.

[peteranastasia]

Cooperation not competition!
Friendship not rivalry!
Reminds of something an old ancient Chinese sage would have said like Confucius or Lao Tzu.
We either learn to live with each other or prepare to die together.
The Choice is Clear! ☀️🌟☀️

[mirjana]

What an actor, he listens to what this wise leader tells him and nods his head, thinking to himself how 😏 gullible these Chinese are if they think that a partnership with us is possible

[Gerard-up]

What a joke this is he's getting scolded like a bad little boy 👦 🤣

[ArabicReja]

It doesn't matter how many times the Chinese regime repeats the *lies, *
or how *angry* it pretends to be,
- Taiwan 🇹🇼 is still an independent country.

[ravenyangwenda]

He's like reading a Chinese poem. Like traditional Chinese conversation in the older generations. Very beautiful

[བོདཀྱིརིགགཞུངགླེངསྟེགས]

Seems like boss is lecturing his employees.

[gailhall]

Can't read half the subtitles when you display them over other words.