{"id":4212,"date":"2014-03-13T06:45:39","date_gmt":"2014-03-13T13:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=4212"},"modified":"2025-01-13T22:26:38","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T03:26:38","slug":"chinese-premier-li-keqiang-says-us-china-should-focus-on-mutual-interests-and-the-long-term","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/03\/13\/chinese-premier-li-keqiang-says-us-china-should-focus-on-mutual-interests-and-the-long-term\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Premier Li Keqiang says US, China should focus on mutual interests and the long term"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang speaks on urbanisation at a high-level conference co-organised by Friends of Europe. Photo by Friends of Europe \/ Wikimedia Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

BEIJING\u2014Common interests between China and the United States far outweigh the countries\u2019 differences, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Thursday, sounding a cordial note following a minor spat over President Barack Obama\u2019s recent meeting with the Dalai Lama.<\/p>\n

Li told reporters that the two nations could do much more to further \u201cunleash the potential\u201d of bilateral co-operation and build on their already massive $520 billion in annual bilateral trade.<\/p>\n

He cited a Chinese saying that \u201cwise people will seek common interests, while the unwise will focus on their differences.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cChina and the United States need to focus more on common ground in pursuit of long-term benefits,\u201d Li said at a news conference after the close of the annual meeting of the country\u2019s legislature.<\/p>\n

Li did not mention Obama\u2019s meeting late last month with the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, whom Beijing denounces as a separatist. The meeting prompted swift and vehement protests from China.<\/p>\n

Relations between China and the U.S. have been stable in recent months despite tensions between Beijing and American allies in the region, especially Japan and the Philippines.<\/p>\n

Li reiterated that China has \u201can abiding commitment\u201d to peace in the region, but also an \u201cunshakable will in safeguarding China\u2019s sovereignty and territorial integrity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Obama met with Chinese President Xi Jinping for a rare private two-day summit last June designed to build a personal relationship between him and China\u2019s new leader, with the two hashing out thorny issues between their countries.<\/p>\n

China\u2019s rise to become the world\u2019s second-largest economy and its rapid military expansion have unnerved many in the U.<\/p>\n

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S., while a large portion of the Chinese public believes Washington is intent on stifling China\u2019s gains.<\/p>\n

However, ties have continued apace, and first Lady Michelle Obama is due to arrive next Thursday for a weeklong visit to China, accompanied by her two daughters.<\/p>\n

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