Xie Feng, director-general of the Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, exchanged views with chinadaily.com.cn readers online on Friday afternoon.
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Xie Feng, director-general of the Foreign Ministry's Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs, smiles when answers questions from readers during an online interview with chinadaily.com.cn on Jan 20, 2012. [Photo/Chinadaily.com.cn]
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Topic: Sino-US relations
Q: How were Sino-US relations in last year? What problems still need to be solved between China and the US?
A: The relationship between China and the United States remains stable but we still have some problems that need to be properly solved.
China and the US keep effective communication and coordination in major international and global issues such as anti-terrorism, non-proliferation, climate change, dealing with the international financial crisis and boosting the world economic recovery.
The Sino-US trade volume reached $446.7 billion, an increase of 16 percent in 2011. And the two countries cooperation in the fields of energy, technology, agriculture, education, environmental protection and law enforcement have made great progress as well.
China is ready to work together with the US to enhance dialogue, deepen cooperation, build mutual trust, properly handle sensitive issues, and jointly secure a sustained, healthy and steady development of bilateral ties.
Q: How do you see the US' recent frequent presence in the Asia-Pacific area? Will it affect relations between China and other countries in this area?
A: China and the US are two big countries that have key influence in the Asia-Pacific area. We welcome the US' constructive role in the region's peace, stability and prosperity.
Increasing military presence and strengthening military alliance are not in line with the region's main trend of maintaining economic prosperity and strengthening regional cooperation. Such a concern is also echoed by a number of other countries.
We hope the US will abandon its zero-sum thought and play a constructive role in increasing mutual trust, promoting common development and maintaining regional peace and stability.
