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Updated Tuesday, February 14, 2012 2:49 pm TWN, AFP

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China VP says US should do more to 'promote trust'

WASHINGTON - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, widely expected to become his country's next leader, said Washington should adopt "concrete measures to promote mutual trust" at the start of a US visit.

"We hope the US side could view China in an objective and rational way, and adopt concrete measures to promote mutual trust, especially to properly and discreetly handle the issues concerning the core interests of China," he said Monday, in remarks carried by the official Xinhua news agency.

"We should deal with friction and differences in bilateral economic and trade cooperation in the spirit of seeking mutual benefits and win-win results through a positive and constructive way," he said.

Xi also expressed hope that US election-year politics would not have a "regrettable impact" on ties between the world's two largest economies.

He spoke during a meeting here with several former top US officials, including former secretaries of state Henry Kissinger and Madeleine Albright, in his first event in a week-long visit to the United States.

Xi will hold White House talks with US President Barack Obama and other top officials, who are eager to get off to the right start with a leader whose views remain opaque.

Xi is expected to succeed President Hu Jintao in 2013. Chinese presidents generally serve two five-year terms, meaning Xi could be in charge when some experts forecast that China will become the world's largest economy.

The United States and China have had an increasingly fractious relationship, and US officials have pledged to press Xi on concerns including China's currency, which US lawmakers say is undervalued to boost its exports.

The dispute has been amplified in debates among Republican candidates battling for the right to take on Obama in November presidential elections, who have accused the president of being soft on Beijing.

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Comments

February 14, 2012 sinohog@

Well, we are entering an unprecedented period in relations with China. The U.S. has never before had a competitive military relationship with its largest trading partner. Eventually this is going to cause major problems if it isn't addressed quickly.

February 15, 2012 olichu@

"We hope the US side could view China in an objective and rational way..." That is one of the major problems with the Chinese government. It is too objective and too rational; to the extreme of being heartless.