The two countries should strengthen crisis-prevention mechanisms, the Chinese leader pointed out.
On Thursday, in remarks ahead of his meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House, President Xi Jinping said that “China and the United States must not cross the line into conflict and confrontation.”
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“We do not have to avoid talking about competition, but it must be healthy and remain within reasonable limits. It should be a race to catch up with each other, not a struggle in which one wins and the other loses,” Xi stated, emphasizing that bilateral interests “are deeply intertwined and there is broad room” for cooperation.
The Chinese president urged the armed forces of the two countries to “maintain regular dialogue and improve communication and crisis-prevention mechanisms,” and insisted that it is possible to overcome the Thucydides Trap.
Xi thus referred to a conjecture that has become popular for analyzing the geopolitical rivalry between China and the United States, which describes an apparent tendency toward war based on the idea that a hegemonic state sees its leadership threatened by another.
“Cooperation between China and the United States may not solve all the world’s problems, but without it, it would be difficult to solve many of the global challenges,” Xi stated.
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“China keeps its doors wide open and welcomes U.S. companies wishing to invest and do business there. We hope Chinese companies will receive fair treatment in the United States,” he added.
“Both China and the United States are leading nations in artificial intelligence (AI). We possess both the ability and the responsibility to develop and manage AI for the common good, as well as to ensure that its development always remains under human control and serves people’s well-being,” the Chinese leader pointed out.
This is Xi’s first visit to the U.S. in more than nine years. The agenda for the talks includes issues such as the trade truce, which Washington said Wednesday will be extended for two months, and the lifting of Chinese restrictions on the export of rare earths to the U.S.
The governance of artificial intelligence has perhaps become the most important issue in the bilateral talks, which could conclude with the creation of a hotline so the two powers can manage a potential crisis related to advances in AI.
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